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Complementary Colours Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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