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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 424 · 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) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  3. 3.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  5. 5.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) side by side (c) opposite each other (d) next to white
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow
  8. 8.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and orange
  11. 11.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and purple
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) blue and orange
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) blue and purple (d) green and red
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) blue-green (d) orange
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) yellow-orange (b) red (c) blue-purple (d) orange
  16. 16.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  17. 17.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  19. 19.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue (d) orange
  20. 20.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) orange and blue (c) red and green (d) yellow and purple
  22. 22.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) secondary colour (c) neutral colour
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) purple (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) red
  25. 25.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) primary colour (c) pure white (d) brighter colour
  28. 28.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  30. 30.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) duller (c) invisible (d) paler
  31. 31.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: green is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  35. 35.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) green and red
  37. 37.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) yellow-green (d) green
  38. 38.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and purple (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and purple

Answer key

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

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