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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 206 · 40 questions
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Artist's tip (Look straight across): Pairs: red–green, blue–orange, yellow–purple (each pair = one primary + one secondary). Tertiary pairs: red-orange–blue-green, yellow-orange–blue-purple, yellow-green–red-purple. Side by side they look brighter; mixed as paint they look dull and brownish.

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  1. 1.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue (b) red (c) blue-purple (d) red-purple
  2. 2.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) next to white (c) opposite each other (d) side by side
  3. 3.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) invisible (c) brighter (d) duller
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) purple (b) red-purple (c) blue-purple (d) blue-green
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) purple and yellow (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  7. 7.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  8. 8.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) yellow-green (b) red (c) blue-purple (d) orange
  10. 10.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue (d) orange
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) yellow (c) blue-purple (d) green
  12. 12.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and purple (c) green and red (d) yellow and orange
  14. 14.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and orange (c) orange and blue (d) blue and green
  15. 15.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) red and green (d) blue and purple
  17. 17.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) green and yellow (d) blue and orange
  19. 19.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) orange (b) red (c) yellow-orange (d) blue
  21. 21.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) red (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-orange (d) green
  23. 23.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  24. 24.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) primary colour (c) brighter colour (d) pure white
  25. 25.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) red and purple (d) yellow and purple
  27. 27.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  28. 28.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and red (c) green and yellow (d) red and orange
  29. 29.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and green (c) blue and orange (d) blue and purple
  32. 32.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) red and green
  33. 33.True or false: red is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  37. 37.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. blue
  2. opposite each other
  3. True
  4. brighter
  5. blue-purple
  6. purple and yellow
  7. not complementary
  8. False
  9. orange
  10. blue
  11. yellow-green
  12. not complementary
  13. green and red
  14. blue and green
  15. True
  16. red and green
  17. complementary pair
  18. blue and orange
  19. purple and yellow
  20. red
  21. False
  22. green
  23. complementary pair
  24. dull, brownish colour
  25. False
  26. yellow and purple
  27. complementary pair
  28. green and red
  29. True
  30. False
  31. blue and purple
  32. red and purple
  33. False
  34. True
  35. False
  36. not complementary
  37. True
  38. True
  39. False
  40. False

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