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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 372 · 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 is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-green (b) green (c) yellow-orange (d) purple
  3. 3.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) secondary colour (c) tertiary colour
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow (b) red-purple (c) yellow-green (d) purple
  6. 6.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) blue and orange
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) red-orange (b) yellow (c) yellow-orange (d) orange
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) green (b) yellow-orange (c) red-purple (d) blue
  10. 10.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) red and orange (d) orange and blue
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) green and yellow (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  14. 14.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow
  15. 15.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) green and red (d) green and yellow
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow
  19. 19.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
  20. 20.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) blue-purple (b) red-orange (c) green (d) orange
  22. 22.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) opposite each other (c) in the centre (d) next to white
  23. 23.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  24. 24.True or false: red is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) blue-green (b) blue (c) yellow-orange (d) yellow
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue-purple (b) orange (c) red (d) purple
  28. 28.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) green and yellow (c) blue and green (d) red and green
  29. 29.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) orange and blue
  33. 33.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) orange (c) yellow-orange (d) red-orange
  37. 37.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  39. 39.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) red and orange (d) purple and yellow
  40. 40.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) dull, brownish colour (c) brighter colour (d) primary colour

Answer key

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

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