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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 417 · 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: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) blue
  3. 3.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) next to white (c) opposite each other (d) side by side
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) yellow-orange (b) yellow-green (c) red (d) green
  6. 6.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) green and yellow
  7. 7.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) primary colour (c) brighter colour (d) pure white
  8. 8.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  9. 9.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and red (c) purple and yellow (d) green and yellow
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) yellow (c) blue (d) yellow-green
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and purple (c) green and red (d) yellow and purple
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red (b) orange (c) yellow-orange (d) red-orange
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) red-purple (b) blue-purple (c) blue (d) orange
  16. 16.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  18. 18.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  19. 19.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) invisible (c) paler (d) duller
  20. 20.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) red and green
  21. 21.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and purple (d) blue and orange
  22. 22.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  24. 24.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) purple (b) yellow (c) orange (d) blue-green
  27. 27.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and orange (c) red and purple (d) red and orange
  29. 29.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  30. 30.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and red (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow
  31. 31.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red (b) red-purple (c) blue-purple (d) red-orange
  35. 35.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  36. 36.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) blue-purple (b) green (c) yellow (d) red-purple
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and orange (d) green and yellow
  38. 38.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) orange and blue
  40. 40.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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