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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 288 · 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: blue-purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) red-orange (d) blue
  5. 5.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  6. 6.True or false: green is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) blue (b) green (c) blue-green (d) red-purple
  8. 8.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  9. 9.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-purple (c) purple (d) red
  13. 13.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  14. 14.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) red and green (d) blue and green
  15. 15.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) yellow (b) blue-purple (c) purple (d) orange
  18. 18.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  19. 19.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) red and orange (d) purple and yellow
  22. 22.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and purple (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and orange
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) yellow-green (b) green (c) blue-green (d) red-orange
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) blue-purple
  25. 25.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) blue-green (b) green (c) red-purple (d) yellow-orange
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and yellow (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow
  28. 28.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) pure white (c) primary colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  29. 29.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) orange and blue (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  30. 30.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) opposite each other (c) in the centre (d) next to white
  31. 31.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) blue and green (d) blue and orange
  33. 33.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and red (c) green and yellow (d) red and green
  37. 37.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and red (c) yellow and orange (d) yellow and purple
  38. 38.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and purple (c) yellow and purple (d) yellow and orange

Answer key

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

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