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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 306 · 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 yellow. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) orange and blue
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and orange (c) green and yellow (d) blue and green
  4. 4.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) paler (c) invisible (d) duller
  5. 5.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  7. 7.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) orange (c) yellow-orange (d) red-orange
  9. 9.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) blue (b) yellow-green (c) green (d) red-orange
  12. 12.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and purple
  13. 13.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) purple and yellow
  14. 14.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) brighter colour (d) pure white
  15. 15.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and green (d) red and purple
  17. 17.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) in the centre (c) next to white (d) opposite each other
  18. 18.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  19. 19.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) orange (b) yellow-green (c) blue-purple (d) red
  21. 21.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) blue and purple (d) green and red
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and purple (c) green and red (d) red and green
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) purple (b) yellow-green (c) blue-purple (d) blue-green
  24. 24.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) purple (b) yellow-green (c) blue (d) yellow
  27. 27.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) red and orange
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) green (b) yellow (c) blue (d) red-orange
  30. 30.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  31. 31.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  33. 33.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  35. 35.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) green and red (c) yellow and orange (d) green and yellow
  36. 36.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) blue and orange (d) green and yellow
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) purple and yellow (d) red and purple
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) blue-green (c) yellow-green (d) green
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) orange (b) blue (c) red (d) yellow-green
  40. 40.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair

Answer key

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

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