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Complementary Colours Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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