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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 544 · 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 blue-purple? (a) red (b) purple (c) yellow-orange (d) green
  2. 2.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  3. 3.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) red and green
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) yellow (b) red-purple (c) yellow-green (d) red-orange
  8. 8.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  9. 9.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and red (c) blue and orange (d) red and purple
  13. 13.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  14. 14.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and purple (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and orange
  16. 16.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) red and purple (d) yellow and orange
  18. 18.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) invisible (c) brighter (d) duller
  19. 19.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  22. 22.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) next to white (c) in the centre (d) opposite each other
  25. 25.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) red and purple (d) red and green
  27. 27.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  28. 28.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) brighter colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) primary colour
  30. 30.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) blue (c) orange (d) yellow-orange
  31. 31.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow
  33. 33.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  36. 36.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) purple and yellow
  40. 40.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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