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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 557 · 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 red-purple? (a) blue (b) yellow-green (c) red (d) purple
  2. 2.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) yellow and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and orange
  3. 3.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) tertiary colour (c) neutral colour
  6. 6.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) blue
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) purple and yellow
  8. 8.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  9. 9.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) blue and orange
  10. 10.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  11. 11.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) invisible (c) duller (d) brighter
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-green (b) green (c) yellow-green (d) red
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) green (c) yellow-green (d) red
  15. 15.True or false: red is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  17. 17.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) orange and blue
  20. 20.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) next to white (c) opposite each other (d) side by side
  21. 21.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) orange (b) green (c) red-orange (d) red
  23. 23.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) primary colour (c) brighter colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  30. 30.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and green (c) orange and blue (d) green and yellow
  32. 32.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow
  33. 33.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and green (c) red and purple (d) blue and purple
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) blue and orange
  37. 37.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue (b) green (c) orange (d) red
  38. 38.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  39. 39.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) blue and orange (d) blue and purple
  40. 40.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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