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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 330 · 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 is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and purple (d) red and green
  4. 4.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) blue
  5. 5.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  6. 6.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) blue-green (c) yellow-green (d) purple
  10. 10.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and purple (c) orange and blue (d) green and red
  11. 11.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  13. 13.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and green (c) blue and orange (d) blue and purple
  14. 14.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) duller (c) paler (d) brighter
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) orange (b) red-purple (c) blue-purple (d) green
  16. 16.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) green and red
  19. 19.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  21. 21.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  22. 22.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) red and purple (d) red and green
  24. 24.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) red (b) yellow-green (c) orange (d) green
  26. 26.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  27. 27.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) red (b) blue-purple (c) yellow (d) blue
  29. 29.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) red and purple
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) yellow
  32. 32.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) in the centre (c) side by side (d) next to white
  33. 33.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) primary colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) pure white
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) green (b) yellow-green (c) yellow (d) purple
  35. 35.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) green and yellow
  37. 37.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and green (d) red and orange

Answer key

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

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