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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 42 · 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.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow (b) yellow-orange (c) blue-green (d) red-orange
  2. 2.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) pure white (c) dull, brownish colour (d) brighter colour
  5. 5.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) blue
  6. 6.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  8. 8.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  9. 9.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) orange and blue (c) blue and orange (d) red and purple
  11. 11.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and green (d) orange and blue
  13. 13.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  14. 14.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) invisible (c) paler (d) duller
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) blue (b) yellow-green (c) orange (d) yellow-orange
  16. 16.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and orange (c) blue and orange (d) purple and yellow
  17. 17.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  18. 18.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and green (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and purple
  20. 20.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) orange (b) purple (c) yellow (d) green
  22. 22.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  23. 23.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  25. 25.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) red and green (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and purple
  27. 27.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) purple (b) red-orange (c) yellow-green (d) orange
  32. 32.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) red and purple
  34. 34.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) next to white (c) in the centre (d) opposite each other
  35. 35.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) green and red
  37. 37.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) red and purple (c) green and yellow (d) blue and green
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue-purple (c) orange (d) red-orange
  40. 40.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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