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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 671 · 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.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) blue (c) yellow-orange (d) red-purple
  2. 2.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) orange (c) yellow-orange (d) red-orange
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red (b) purple (c) yellow-orange (d) blue-green
  4. 4.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) red and green (d) yellow and purple
  6. 6.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and purple (c) red and purple (d) blue and green
  9. 9.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) invisible (c) brighter (d) paler
  13. 13.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) pure white (c) brighter colour (d) primary colour
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) blue-purple (d) red
  16. 16.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and purple
  18. 18.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) opposite each other (c) in the centre (d) next to white
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) orange and blue (c) green and red (d) yellow and purple
  21. 21.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: red is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  25. 25.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  26. 26.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) yellow and orange (c) red and green (d) orange and blue
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red (b) blue-green (c) green (d) red-orange
  28. 28.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  34. 34.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) orange and blue (c) green and yellow (d) blue and purple
  37. 37.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue (b) yellow-green (c) orange (d) blue-green
  38. 38.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and purple (c) blue and orange (d) purple and yellow
  40. 40.True or false: green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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