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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 298 · 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: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and orange (c) green and yellow (d) blue and purple
  5. 5.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  6. 6.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue-green (b) blue-purple (c) orange (d) green
  8. 8.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and red (c) orange and blue (d) red and purple
  10. 10.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  12. 12.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and purple (c) blue and orange (d) orange and blue
  14. 14.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  15. 15.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) orange (b) red (c) red-purple (d) blue
  17. 17.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) green and red (c) green and yellow (d) red and orange
  19. 19.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) side by side (c) in the centre (d) next to white
  22. 22.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) paler (c) duller (d) invisible
  24. 24.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) orange and blue (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  26. 26.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) brighter colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) pure white
  30. 30.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange
  31. 31.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) red and green
  33. 33.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) green (b) yellow-orange (c) blue-green (d) blue-purple
  35. 35.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  38. 38.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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