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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 257 · 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.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) green and red (d) blue and green
  2. 2.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) red-orange (d) blue
  3. 3.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) pure white (c) dull, brownish colour (d) brighter colour
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) red and purple
  6. 6.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and green (c) yellow and orange (d) red and orange
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) green (b) orange (c) purple (d) red-orange
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and orange
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red-orange (d) blue-green
  12. 12.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  13. 13.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue (c) red-orange (d) purple
  15. 15.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  16. 16.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue-purple (c) orange (d) red-orange
  19. 19.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) invisible (c) brighter (d) duller
  21. 21.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and orange (c) red and purple (d) green and red
  24. 24.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) blue and purple (d) green and yellow
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) blue and orange (d) red and orange
  26. 26.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) red and purple (d) yellow and purple
  28. 28.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) orange and blue
  30. 30.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  33. 33.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow (b) yellow-orange (c) green (d) blue-purple
  34. 34.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) red and purple
  35. 35.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) purple (b) red (c) yellow-orange (d) yellow-green
  37. 37.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) side by side (c) next to white (d) opposite each other
  39. 39.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary

Answer key

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

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