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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 275 · 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) yellow and purple (b) blue and green (c) green and yellow (d) red and orange
  2. 2.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  3. 3.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  4. 4.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) opposite each other (c) next to white (d) side by side
  7. 7.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) green and yellow (c) blue and green (d) yellow and orange
  8. 8.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue (b) blue-green (c) red-orange (d) yellow-green
  11. 11.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) secondary colour (c) tertiary colour
  12. 12.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) red and purple (d) red and green
  14. 14.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  15. 15.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) blue (c) orange (d) yellow-orange
  17. 17.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) pure white (c) brighter colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  18. 18.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) orange and blue
  22. 22.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and red (c) orange and blue (d) blue and orange
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) red and orange (d) yellow and orange
  26. 26.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  27. 27.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  28. 28.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) red and purple (d) blue and orange
  29. 29.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and purple (c) blue and orange (d) purple and yellow
  31. 31.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  32. 32.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) orange and blue (c) blue and green (d) yellow and purple
  34. 34.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and green (c) yellow and purple (d) purple and yellow
  35. 35.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) invisible (c) paler (d) brighter
  36. 36.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  40. 40.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary

Answer key

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

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