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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 635 · 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 red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) blue and orange
  4. 4.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) green and yellow
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and purple
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) purple (b) green (c) red (d) blue
  7. 7.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  9. 9.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) red and green (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and purple
  11. 11.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) duller (c) invisible (d) paler
  12. 12.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) green and yellow (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  14. 14.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) primary colour (c) brighter colour (d) pure white
  16. 16.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) orange and blue (d) blue and green
  17. 17.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) side by side (c) in the centre (d) next to white
  18. 18.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  20. 20.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) blue
  26. 26.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) red and purple (d) yellow and orange
  27. 27.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) red and orange (d) green and red
  28. 28.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) blue-green (c) yellow-green (d) red-orange
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) red and purple
  31. 31.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and green (c) red and purple (d) red and orange
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) red (d) yellow
  33. 33.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) green (b) red-purple (c) yellow-green (d) blue
  35. 35.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) green (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-orange (d) yellow-green
  37. 37.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) yellow-green (b) red-purple (c) green (d) red

Answer key

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

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