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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 614 · 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 purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and purple (c) red and green (d) orange and blue
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red (b) purple (c) yellow-green (d) red-orange
  4. 4.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and orange (c) orange and blue (d) red and green
  6. 6.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) blue and orange (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
  7. 7.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and green (c) green and yellow (d) red and purple
  8. 8.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
  10. 10.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) green and yellow
  11. 11.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) pure white (d) primary colour
  15. 15.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) duller (c) paler (d) brighter
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red-purple (b) red-orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue-green
  17. 17.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red-orange (b) yellow (c) blue (d) blue-purple
  20. 20.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) purple and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) red and green
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and green (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  22. 22.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) in the centre (c) next to white (d) side by side
  23. 23.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  24. 24.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  25. 25.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) blue (d) red-orange
  27. 27.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) red and green (d) orange and blue
  30. 30.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) red and orange (d) blue and orange
  31. 31.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  32. 32.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  33. 33.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  34. 34.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) orange and blue (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and purple
  35. 35.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: green is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) red and green
  38. 38.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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