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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 553 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  2. 2.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and orange (c) red and green (d) red and purple
  3. 3.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue (d) orange
  6. 6.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  7. 7.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) green and yellow (d) green and red
  9. 9.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  11. 11.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) primary colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) pure white
  12. 12.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  13. 13.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) red and purple (d) green and red
  15. 15.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  16. 16.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) red (d) orange
  18. 18.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) green and yellow (c) green and red (d) yellow and purple
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) yellow-green (d) blue-purple
  21. 21.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) purple and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  25. 25.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  27. 27.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) duller (c) paler (d) invisible
  29. 29.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and green (c) blue and orange (d) green and yellow
  31. 31.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and purple (c) blue and green (d) blue and orange
  33. 33.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  34. 34.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) yellow and purple
  37. 37.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) next to white (c) side by side (d) opposite each other
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) green (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) purple
  40. 40.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) green

Answer key

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

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