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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 526 · 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.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) blue-green (d) purple
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow (b) red (c) yellow-green (d) yellow-orange
  4. 4.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) green and red (c) purple and yellow (d) orange and blue
  8. 8.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) red and orange (d) red and green
  9. 9.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) orange and blue (c) blue and green (d) yellow and purple
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue-purple (b) purple (c) green (d) blue-green
  11. 11.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) red-orange (d) blue
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) purple (b) yellow-green (c) red-purple (d) red-orange
  13. 13.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) in the centre (c) opposite each other (d) side by side
  14. 14.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) blue and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) red and purple
  16. 16.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) brighter colour (c) primary colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) red-purple (b) blue-purple (c) red-orange (d) yellow
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) green and yellow (c) red and orange (d) green and red
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow-green (b) blue (c) purple (d) yellow
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) blue and orange (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  21. 21.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) orange and blue (d) blue and green
  24. 24.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) yellow and orange (c) orange and blue (d) red and green
  27. 27.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) red and green (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and orange
  29. 29.True or false: red is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  31. 31.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  32. 32.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) green and red
  33. 33.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) green and yellow (d) orange and blue
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  35. 35.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) paler (c) brighter (d) duller
  36. 36.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  38. 38.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: green is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary

Answer key

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

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