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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 43 · 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: blue is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  3. 3.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  4. 4.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) red and purple (d) red and orange
  6. 6.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  7. 7.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) red and green (d) blue and purple
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-green (b) red-purple (c) blue (d) green
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) green and red (d) blue and green
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) yellow-green (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) red
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and orange (c) red and orange (d) red and purple
  12. 12.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
  13. 13.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and green (d) yellow and purple
  15. 15.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and green (c) blue and purple (d) red and orange
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and red (c) blue and orange (d) red and purple
  19. 19.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) orange and blue (d) purple and yellow
  20. 20.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and green (c) blue and orange (d) green and red
  22. 22.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) purple and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and green
  24. 24.True or false: green is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) yellow (c) orange (d) blue
  27. 27.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) in the centre (c) opposite each other (d) side by side
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) green (b) yellow (c) purple (d) yellow-green
  29. 29.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue (c) red-orange (d) orange
  32. 32.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  33. 33.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  34. 34.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) red and orange (c) blue and orange (d) orange and blue
  37. 37.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) pure white (c) primary colour (d) brighter colour
  38. 38.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) invisible (c) duller (d) paler
  40. 40.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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