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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 698 · 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-green? (a) yellow (b) blue-green (c) red (d) red-orange
  2. 2.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and orange (c) blue and purple (d) blue and green
  3. 3.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) red and orange (d) green and red
  4. 4.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  5. 5.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and green (c) blue and orange (d) orange and blue
  7. 7.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) in the centre (c) next to white (d) opposite each other
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-green (b) red-purple (c) green (d) orange
  9. 9.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) dull, brownish colour (c) primary colour (d) brighter colour
  13. 13.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) blue and green
  14. 14.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) purple (b) red (c) green (d) yellow-green
  16. 16.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  19. 19.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) yellow (c) blue-green (d) red
  22. 22.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) yellow and purple
  27. 27.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) red and green
  29. 29.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) duller (c) invisible (d) brighter
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) orange and blue (d) blue and orange
  31. 31.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) red and green
  33. 33.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) orange and blue (c) red and purple (d) red and green
  35. 35.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) orange (c) yellow-orange (d) red-orange
  36. 36.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) yellow and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and green
  40. 40.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary

Answer key

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

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