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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 733 · 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 and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow
  5. 5.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) green
  9. 9.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue-purple (b) orange (c) blue (d) red
  11. 11.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) next to white (c) opposite each other (d) in the centre
  12. 12.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and green (c) blue and orange (d) purple and yellow
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and green (c) blue and orange (d) red and purple
  14. 14.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: red is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  18. 18.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and purple
  19. 19.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) brighter colour (c) pure white (d) dull, brownish colour
  20. 20.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) paler (c) invisible (d) brighter
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) green (b) yellow (c) yellow-green (d) red-orange
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow
  24. 24.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) blue and orange
  26. 26.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) yellow-green (b) purple (c) blue (d) green
  29. 29.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) red and orange (d) red and green
  30. 30.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) blue (d) red-orange
  31. 31.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  32. 32.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and orange (c) blue and green (d) red and purple
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and orange (c) red and green (d) blue and orange
  34. 34.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue (b) blue-purple (c) red (d) purple
  36. 36.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) green and yellow (c) red and purple (d) blue and purple
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) purple (b) yellow (c) blue (d) blue-green
  39. 39.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and green
  40. 40.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary

Answer key

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

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