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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 539 · 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.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) blue
  2. 2.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red-purple (b) orange (c) blue (d) yellow-green
  5. 5.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) side by side (c) next to white (d) in the centre
  6. 6.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  8. 8.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red (b) red-orange (c) blue-green (d) blue
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) purple (b) red-purple (c) yellow (d) yellow-green
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) green and yellow (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  13. 13.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  16. 16.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and orange (c) red and purple (d) green and yellow
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red (b) yellow-green (c) blue-green (d) yellow-orange
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow (b) yellow-green (c) blue-purple (d) blue
  19. 19.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue-green (b) green (c) purple (d) orange
  22. 22.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  23. 23.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and orange (c) green and yellow (d) red and orange
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-green (d) orange
  25. 25.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  26. 26.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) red and orange
  30. 30.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) brighter colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) pure white
  31. 31.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) orange and blue (c) green and red (d) blue and green
  32. 32.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) brighter (c) invisible (d) duller
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and purple (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and green
  34. 34.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and purple (c) green and red (d) blue and green
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) blue and orange
  37. 37.True or false: green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) orange and blue (d) green and yellow
  39. 39.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  40. 40.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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