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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 581 · 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 of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) green and yellow
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) green and yellow (d) blue and orange
  5. 5.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) pure white (c) primary colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and purple
  7. 7.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  8. 8.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) purple (c) blue (d) red
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) red-orange (b) yellow (c) yellow-green (d) orange
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) red and green (c) yellow and orange (d) red and orange
  12. 12.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) blue (c) yellow-orange (d) red-orange
  14. 14.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  16. 16.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) red and orange (d) orange and blue
  17. 17.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) brighter (c) invisible (d) duller
  18. 18.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red-purple (b) blue-green (c) red (d) blue-purple
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) orange (b) blue (c) red-orange (d) purple
  22. 22.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) green (b) orange (c) yellow-orange (d) yellow
  24. 24.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  25. 25.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  26. 26.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) blue and orange (c) blue and green (d) red and green
  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-green? (a) red-purple (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-orange (d) red
  30. 30.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  32. 32.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  34. 34.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: red is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) yellow and orange (d) yellow and purple
  37. 37.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and purple (d) green and red
  40. 40.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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