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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 462 · 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.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and purple
  2. 2.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) brighter colour (c) primary colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  5. 5.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) in the centre (c) opposite each other (d) next to white
  6. 6.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) blue (c) yellow-orange (d) orange
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) red-orange (b) blue (c) blue-green (d) green
  9. 9.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  10. 10.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) blue and green (d) red and green
  11. 11.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  13. 13.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) red-purple (b) purple (c) blue-purple (d) orange
  15. 15.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) duller (c) invisible (d) brighter
  16. 16.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and orange (c) blue and green (d) red and orange
  18. 18.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  19. 19.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red-orange (b) yellow (c) purple (d) blue-purple
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red-orange (b) blue-green (c) yellow (d) green
  24. 24.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) green and yellow
  26. 26.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) green and red (d) green and yellow
  28. 28.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and orange (c) blue and purple (d) green and red
  30. 30.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) red-purple
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and green (c) yellow and orange (d) red and green
  35. 35.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  39. 39.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  40. 40.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) green and yellow (d) blue and orange

Answer key

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

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