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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 487 · 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 blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue (b) red (c) blue-purple (d) red-purple
  3. 3.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) blue (d) red-orange
  4. 4.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  5. 5.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  6. 6.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  7. 7.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue (d) blue-green
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) red and green
  11. 11.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) red and purple
  12. 12.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) opposite each other (c) side by side (d) in the centre
  15. 15.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) pure white (c) brighter colour (d) primary colour
  16. 16.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) duller (c) paler (d) invisible
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) red and purple (d) blue and green
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) red and green
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) yellow and purple
  21. 21.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) red-purple (b) yellow-orange (c) blue-purple (d) blue
  23. 23.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) red-orange (b) blue (c) orange (d) green
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) red and green (d) red and orange
  26. 26.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and orange (c) red and green (d) green and red
  30. 30.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) blue-purple (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  31. 31.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) purple (b) orange (c) green (d) red-purple
  33. 33.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and orange (d) red and orange
  34. 34.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and purple (c) red and green (d) orange and blue
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) yellow (b) yellow-orange (c) blue-green (d) red-orange
  39. 39.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) blue and green
  40. 40.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair

Answer key

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

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