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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 504 · 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 blue? (a) red (b) orange (c) blue (d) red-orange
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) green and red (d) orange and blue
  3. 3.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) yellow (b) red (c) green (d) purple
  5. 5.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red-purple (b) red-orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue-green
  7. 7.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  8. 8.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) next to white (c) side by side (d) opposite each other
  9. 9.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) green (b) red (c) yellow (d) yellow-orange
  12. 12.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and purple
  13. 13.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) yellow-green (c) yellow (d) blue
  15. 15.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  16. 16.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) red-orange (b) blue-green (c) yellow-green (d) green
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) red-purple (b) blue (c) green (d) purple
  20. 20.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) yellow-orange (c) red (d) orange
  23. 23.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  24. 24.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) orange and blue (c) red and green (d) red and purple
  25. 25.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  26. 26.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  28. 28.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and orange (c) blue and purple (d) blue and green
  29. 29.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) duller (c) paler (d) brighter
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) orange and blue (c) blue and purple (d) blue and green
  31. 31.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  32. 32.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) brighter colour (d) pure white
  34. 34.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  35. 35.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) red-orange (c) yellow-orange (d) orange
  37. 37.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: green is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) tertiary colour (c) neutral colour

Answer key

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

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