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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 627 · 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: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) yellow and purple
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red-orange (b) red-purple (c) yellow-green (d) green
  8. 8.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and green (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and orange
  11. 11.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) opposite each other (c) side by side (d) next to white
  12. 12.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  13. 13.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) purple (b) blue-green (c) orange (d) red
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) red (b) blue-purple (c) green (d) yellow-orange
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) red and green (d) blue and green
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) green and yellow (c) red and purple (d) green and red
  19. 19.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) brighter colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) pure white
  20. 20.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and purple
  22. 22.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) neutral colour (c) tertiary colour
  23. 23.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) blue and green
  24. 24.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) red and orange
  26. 26.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) purple (b) orange (c) red (d) blue-green
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) blue and purple (c) red and purple (d) yellow and purple
  32. 32.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and green (c) blue and purple (d) blue and green
  33. 33.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) blue (c) orange (d) yellow-orange
  34. 34.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and green (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and purple
  39. 39.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) red and green

Answer key

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

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