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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 321 · 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.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  2. 2.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue
  3. 3.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  4. 4.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  5. 5.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) red and purple (d) yellow and orange
  6. 6.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) pure white (c) primary colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  8. 8.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and green (c) yellow and orange (d) red and purple
  9. 9.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow-green (b) green (c) red-purple (d) blue
  13. 13.True or false: red is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red-orange (b) yellow (c) purple (d) green
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and orange (c) orange and blue (d) blue and green
  16. 16.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) orange (c) blue (d) yellow
  18. 18.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  19. 19.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and orange
  20. 20.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) orange and blue (d) red and purple
  24. 24.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  25. 25.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) next to white (c) in the centre (d) opposite each other
  28. 28.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) invisible (c) paler (d) brighter
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and green (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  30. 30.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  32. 32.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) secondary colour (c) neutral colour
  35. 35.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) orange and blue
  36. 36.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) orange (d) red-purple
  37. 37.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  39. 39.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  40. 40.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) green (d) purple

Answer key

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

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