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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 247 · 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.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) yellow (b) purple (c) yellow-orange (d) red
  3. 3.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and yellow (c) red and purple (d) red and orange
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-purple (c) green (d) yellow
  7. 7.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) orange and blue (d) blue and green
  8. 8.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) red-orange (c) yellow-orange (d) orange
  9. 9.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  10. 10.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  11. 11.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) green and red
  12. 12.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and red (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  14. 14.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  15. 15.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) next to white (c) opposite each other (d) in the centre
  16. 16.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  19. 19.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) red and green (d) red and purple
  21. 21.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) red and orange
  23. 23.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) purple and yellow (c) green and yellow (d) orange and blue
  24. 24.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) purple and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) red and green
  25. 25.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) red (b) yellow-green (c) green (d) blue-purple
  28. 28.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) yellow (d) red-purple
  32. 32.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and green (c) blue and orange (d) red and orange
  33. 33.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) brighter colour (c) pure white (d) dull, brownish colour
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) green and red (c) red and orange (d) yellow and orange
  35. 35.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) green and yellow (d) red and green
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) green and red
  39. 39.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  40. 40.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) paler (c) invisible (d) duller

Answer key

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

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