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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 419 · 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 orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  3. 3.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue (b) orange (c) blue-purple (d) yellow-orange
  5. 5.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and purple (c) green and yellow (d) blue and green
  6. 6.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and purple (c) blue and orange (d) red and green
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red (b) yellow-green (c) purple (d) blue
  8. 8.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  10. 10.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) blue
  13. 13.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) red and green (d) blue and green
  15. 15.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) green and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) blue and green
  17. 17.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) green (b) yellow-orange (c) yellow (d) blue-green
  20. 20.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  22. 22.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and purple (c) blue and green (d) green and yellow
  23. 23.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) paler (c) brighter (d) invisible
  24. 24.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) green and red (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and orange
  26. 26.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red-orange (b) green (c) red (d) blue-purple
  28. 28.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) in the centre (c) side by side (d) opposite each other
  29. 29.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and green (c) yellow and orange (d) purple and yellow
  32. 32.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  33. 33.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and purple
  34. 34.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  36. 36.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) primary colour (c) pure white (d) brighter colour
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and green (c) yellow and orange (d) red and orange
  39. 39.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange

Answer key

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

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