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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 522 · 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 yellow-green? (a) red (b) red-purple (c) purple (d) yellow-orange
  2. 2.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) red-purple (b) yellow-green (c) blue-green (d) blue-purple
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) yellow-orange (c) red (d) blue-green
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue-green (d) yellow
  6. 6.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) green and red (c) blue and purple (d) red and orange
  7. 7.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: red is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue (d) orange
  10. 10.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and purple
  11. 11.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) red and purple (d) green and red
  13. 13.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  14. 14.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  18. 18.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red-orange (b) blue (c) blue-green (d) red
  21. 21.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.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
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  25. 25.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) orange and blue (c) red and green (d) blue and purple
  27. 27.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and green (d) orange and blue
  29. 29.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) primary colour (c) brighter colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  31. 31.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) blue and purple (d) orange and blue
  33. 33.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) purple and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) green and yellow
  37. 37.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) brighter (c) invisible (d) paler
  38. 38.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) blue and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) red and purple
  39. 39.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair

Answer key

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

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