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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 495 · 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 red-purple? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-green (c) green (d) red
  2. 2.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) pure white (d) primary colour
  3. 3.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow
  5. 5.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) blue and orange (d) red and green
  6. 6.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  7. 7.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) blue-purple (b) red (c) yellow-green (d) red-orange
  9. 9.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue-green (b) orange (c) purple (d) green
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) red and orange (d) green and red
  12. 12.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) yellow-green (b) green (c) red-purple (d) blue
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and orange (c) red and green (d) blue and green
  16. 16.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) red and purple
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) red and purple (d) green and red
  20. 20.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) red and green
  21. 21.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and orange (c) orange and blue (d) red and purple
  22. 22.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) brighter (c) invisible (d) duller
  23. 23.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) yellow-green (b) yellow-orange (c) yellow (d) blue-green
  26. 26.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  27. 27.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  30. 30.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) in the centre (c) next to white (d) opposite each other
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and green (c) yellow and orange (d) yellow and purple
  32. 32.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) green and yellow (d) blue and orange
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue-purple (b) red (c) yellow (d) orange
  36. 36.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue
  38. 38.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) orange and blue (d) blue and purple

Answer key

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

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