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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 608 · 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.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  2. 2.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) blue
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) red (b) orange (c) blue (d) purple
  5. 5.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) green and red
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) purple (b) red-purple (c) green (d) orange
  8. 8.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow (b) purple (c) blue (d) yellow-green
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) red-orange (b) yellow (c) orange (d) yellow-green
  12. 12.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
  13. 13.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) red and purple (d) red and green
  14. 14.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) invisible (c) duller (d) brighter
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) orange and blue
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow (b) green (c) yellow-orange (d) yellow-green
  17. 17.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  20. 20.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) red (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) yellow
  22. 22.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) red and green (d) red and orange
  23. 23.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) blue and green (d) yellow and purple
  25. 25.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) pure white (c) dull, brownish colour (d) primary colour
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) green (b) red (c) blue (d) red-purple
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red-orange (d) blue-purple
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) red and green (c) green and yellow (d) red and purple
  29. 29.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) red and orange (c) red and green (d) yellow and purple
  31. 31.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) purple and yellow (c) red and orange (d) yellow and orange
  33. 33.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red-orange (b) purple (c) green (d) orange
  36. 36.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red-purple (b) red (c) green (d) orange
  39. 39.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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