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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 543 · 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: yellow is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) green and yellow (d) green and red
  4. 4.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) orange and blue (c) blue and purple (d) blue and green
  5. 5.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) purple (b) green (c) orange (d) yellow-green
  9. 9.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) yellow and orange
  10. 10.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) red and purple (d) purple and yellow
  12. 12.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  13. 13.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and green
  15. 15.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) brighter colour (c) primary colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  16. 16.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) orange and blue (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and purple
  17. 17.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) secondary colour (c) neutral colour
  20. 20.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) side by side (c) next to white (d) opposite each other
  21. 21.True or false: red is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and green (d) red and purple
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) green and yellow (d) orange and blue
  25. 25.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  26. 26.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-green (d) red
  30. 30.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) blue (b) red-purple (c) red (d) green
  33. 33.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and purple (c) blue and orange (d) red and purple
  34. 34.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red-purple (b) yellow (c) orange (d) yellow-orange
  36. 36.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  37. 37.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) red-orange (c) green (d) yellow-orange
  39. 39.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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