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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 779 · 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: yellow-green is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) red-purple (b) blue-purple (c) blue-green (d) purple
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) blue and orange (d) blue and purple
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue-purple (b) blue-green (c) red (d) yellow-green
  5. 5.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  7. 7.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and green (c) red and purple (d) yellow and orange
  8. 8.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and green (d) yellow and purple
  9. 9.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and orange (c) blue and orange (d) red and green
  11. 11.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) primary colour (d) pure white
  13. 13.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and green (d) yellow and purple
  15. 15.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) red and green (c) yellow and orange (d) red and purple
  17. 17.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  18. 18.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) in the centre (c) opposite each other (d) side by side
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) yellow-green (b) purple (c) blue (d) green
  20. 20.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  21. 21.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange
  23. 23.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and orange (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) green and yellow (c) purple and yellow (d) green and red
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) red and purple (d) orange and blue
  27. 27.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  29. 29.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  30. 30.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow-orange (c) red-orange (d) red
  31. 31.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) orange and blue (c) blue and orange (d) green and red
  33. 33.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  34. 34.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and green (c) yellow and purple (d) purple and yellow
  35. 35.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) invisible (c) duller (d) brighter
  36. 36.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow (b) green (c) blue-purple (d) yellow-green
  39. 39.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) red and green (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and purple
  40. 40.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary

Answer key

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

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