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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 767 · 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.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) invisible (c) paler (d) brighter
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) yellow-green (b) green (c) purple (d) red-orange
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue (b) purple (c) blue-green (d) red
  4. 4.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) purple (b) blue-green (c) red-purple (d) green
  6. 6.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) purple (b) blue-purple (c) yellow (d) orange
  8. 8.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and green
  10. 10.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  11. 11.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  14. 14.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and orange (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  16. 16.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) orange and blue (c) blue and orange (d) purple and yellow
  17. 17.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-green (b) purple (c) yellow-orange (d) blue-purple
  19. 19.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) blue and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  20. 20.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and purple (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
  23. 23.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  24. 24.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) in the centre (c) opposite each other (d) next to white
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) green and red
  28. 28.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) brighter colour (c) pure white (d) primary colour
  30. 30.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) red-purple (d) green
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) red-purple (c) orange (d) yellow-orange
  32. 32.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and purple
  34. 34.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and orange (d) blue and purple
  36. 36.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  37. 37.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) red and orange (c) green and yellow (d) blue and green
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue (b) blue-green (c) red-purple (d) blue-purple
  39. 39.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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