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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 506 · 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) blue (b) yellow-orange (c) yellow-green (d) orange
  2. 2.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) red-orange (b) blue-green (c) yellow (d) orange
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) yellow (b) blue-green (c) yellow-green (d) orange
  6. 6.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) blue (c) yellow-orange (d) orange
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) yellow and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) purple and yellow
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and orange (c) red and purple (d) blue and green
  9. 9.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) yellow and orange
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) red-orange (d) purple
  12. 12.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) opposite each other (c) next to white (d) in the centre
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) orange and blue
  14. 14.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) orange and blue (d) green and yellow
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) yellow-orange (d) red
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue (b) red (c) red-purple (d) orange
  17. 17.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  18. 18.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and orange (c) green and yellow (d) blue and purple
  19. 19.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) red and purple
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and green (c) green and yellow (d) green and red
  21. 21.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  22. 22.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) primary colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) pure white
  23. 23.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) yellow and orange
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) red and purple
  25. 25.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and orange (c) green and yellow (d) red and purple
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) yellow (c) orange (d) blue-purple
  28. 28.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  30. 30.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) purple and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) red and orange
  33. 33.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  35. 35.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) blue and orange (c) red and green (d) red and purple
  36. 36.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  37. 37.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) paler (c) duller (d) invisible
  40. 40.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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