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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 754 · 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: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  3. 3.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) secondary colour (c) tertiary colour
  4. 4.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) blue (c) yellow-orange (d) red-orange
  5. 5.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) next to white (c) in the centre (d) opposite each other
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) yellow-green (b) orange (c) blue-purple (d) yellow
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) red-purple (b) red-orange (c) green (d) blue-purple
  8. 8.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) blue and purple (c) blue and orange (d) red and orange
  9. 9.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and green (d) orange and blue
  10. 10.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and red (c) yellow and purple (d) red and orange
  11. 11.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) primary colour (d) pure white
  12. 12.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) red and purple
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-green (b) purple (c) red (d) yellow-orange
  15. 15.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and green (c) yellow and orange (d) orange and blue
  16. 16.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) brighter (c) duller (d) invisible
  19. 19.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  20. 20.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) green (b) yellow (c) yellow-orange (d) orange
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) green and yellow (d) blue and green
  24. 24.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) green (b) red-orange (c) yellow-green (d) yellow-orange
  26. 26.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and purple (c) yellow and purple (d) yellow and orange
  28. 28.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  29. 29.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) red and green
  31. 31.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  33. 33.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) red (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red-purple (b) red (c) green (d) purple
  35. 35.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) blue and purple (d) green and red
  37. 37.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) green and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
  40. 40.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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