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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 622 · 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.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  3. 3.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  5. 5.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  6. 6.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) orange and blue
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow-green (d) orange
  9. 9.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) green and yellow
  10. 10.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  12. 12.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) yellow (c) blue (d) green
  15. 15.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) orange and blue (d) green and yellow
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) red and purple (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and purple
  20. 20.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and orange (c) red and purple (d) purple and yellow
  21. 21.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) in the centre (c) side by side (d) opposite each other
  22. 22.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  23. 23.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) brighter (c) invisible (d) paler
  24. 24.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) red and purple
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) green and red
  26. 26.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) red and orange
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) blue (c) green (d) orange
  29. 29.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  30. 30.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) pure white (d) primary colour
  31. 31.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) yellow and purple (d) red and orange
  33. 33.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) yellow (c) red (d) blue-green
  34. 34.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) blue and purple (d) orange and blue
  36. 36.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) green and yellow (c) red and orange (d) purple and yellow
  38. 38.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) red and green
  40. 40.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and green (d) blue and purple

Answer key

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

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