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Complementary Colours Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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