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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 549 · 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: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  3. 3.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  5. 5.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  7. 7.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) green and red
  8. 8.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  9. 9.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) green and red (d) yellow and orange
  10. 10.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  13. 13.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and green (d) yellow and orange
  14. 14.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  15. 15.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) yellow-orange (c) red-orange (d) orange
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and orange (c) blue and purple (d) red and orange
  17. 17.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) invisible (c) duller (d) paler
  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) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) red-purple (b) orange (c) red (d) yellow-green
  21. 21.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) pure white (c) dull, brownish colour (d) brighter colour
  22. 22.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red (b) purple (c) yellow (d) blue
  25. 25.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) opposite each other (c) next to white (d) in the centre
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and green
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) purple and yellow
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-green (c) blue-green (d) blue-purple
  29. 29.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) yellow-orange (b) yellow-green (c) yellow (d) red-purple
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and yellow (c) blue and green (d) red and green
  32. 32.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) blue and green
  34. 34.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) red (c) red-orange (d) red-purple
  36. 36.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) blue and purple
  37. 37.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  38. 38.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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