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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 529 · 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: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: green is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) secondary colour (c) tertiary colour
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) red and green (c) orange and blue (d) green and red
  5. 5.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  7. 7.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  9. 9.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) blue (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) yellow
  11. 11.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  14. 14.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  15. 15.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) blue and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and orange
  17. 17.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) yellow and orange (c) red and green (d) yellow and purple
  18. 18.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue
  19. 19.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) blue-green (b) red-orange (c) green (d) purple
  21. 21.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) red and green (d) green and red
  22. 22.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) orange and blue
  23. 23.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) opposite each other (c) side by side (d) next to white
  24. 24.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and green (d) yellow and orange
  31. 31.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  32. 32.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) orange and blue (d) red and purple
  33. 33.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-green (c) blue-purple (d) blue-green
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) purple (c) blue-green (d) green
  35. 35.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  36. 36.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  38. 38.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) yellow and orange (d) red and green
  39. 39.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) purple and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and green

Answer key

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

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