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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 686 · 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 yellow-green? (a) yellow-green (b) yellow (c) blue-purple (d) red-purple
  2. 2.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and purple (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange
  3. 3.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) orange and blue (d) purple and yellow
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red-purple (b) red-orange (c) green (d) blue-green
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue-purple (d) blue-green
  8. 8.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) red and green
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and purple (d) red and green
  12. 12.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) side by side (c) in the centre (d) opposite each other
  13. 13.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) red-orange (d) blue
  14. 14.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) red and orange (d) green and red
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow-green (b) orange (c) blue (d) purple
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) blue (c) red (d) red-orange
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) blue and green (d) red and orange
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-green (c) red-purple (d) yellow-orange
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red-purple (b) green (c) yellow-orange (d) yellow-green
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) blue-green (b) red-orange (c) green (d) yellow
  22. 22.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) invisible (c) brighter (d) duller
  25. 25.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) red and purple (d) blue and green
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) yellow (b) orange (c) blue (d) red
  27. 27.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  29. 29.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) purple and yellow
  32. 32.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) brighter colour (c) pure white (d) primary colour
  35. 35.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  37. 37.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) green and yellow (d) green and red
  39. 39.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair

Answer key

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

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