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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 676 · 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: red-purple is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue (b) purple (c) orange (d) yellow-green
  3. 3.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) blue (b) yellow-orange (c) blue-green (d) orange
  5. 5.True or false: green is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and yellow (c) red and green (d) yellow and purple
  8. 8.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) blue and orange (d) blue and purple
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow-green (b) blue (c) blue-purple (d) purple
  11. 11.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and green
  12. 12.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  13. 13.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) brighter colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) pure white
  16. 16.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) duller (c) paler (d) brighter
  18. 18.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and orange (c) red and green (d) red and orange
  19. 19.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) orange and blue (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  20. 20.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  23. 23.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and orange
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) yellow-green (b) green (c) yellow (d) yellow-orange
  25. 25.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) red and purple
  27. 27.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  28. 28.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) orange and blue (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and green
  29. 29.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  30. 30.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) blue (b) blue-green (c) orange (d) red-purple
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) green and red
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) blue and green (d) red and green
  33. 33.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.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
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) orange and blue (d) purple and yellow
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) orange and blue (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  37. 37.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) red (b) blue-purple (c) purple (d) orange
  39. 39.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) orange
  40. 40.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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