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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 584 · 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 not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) orange and blue (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and purple
  2. 2.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) primary colour (c) pure white (d) dull, brownish colour
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  6. 6.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) orange and blue (d) blue and purple
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow (b) red (c) orange (d) purple
  8. 8.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) red and green
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) yellow-orange (b) red (c) red-purple (d) green
  10. 10.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) orange (b) purple (c) blue-purple (d) yellow-green
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) orange and blue (d) blue and purple
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and purple (d) red and green
  14. 14.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and orange
  16. 16.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and red (c) blue and orange (d) blue and purple
  18. 18.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) blue
  19. 19.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) red and green (d) blue and green
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) green (d) red
  22. 22.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
  25. 25.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) red and purple (d) purple and yellow
  27. 27.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) next to white (c) side by side (d) in the centre
  28. 28.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  29. 29.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) blue-green (b) green (c) orange (d) yellow
  32. 32.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  36. 36.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  40. 40.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour

Answer key

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

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