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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 782 · 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.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  2. 2.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and purple (d) green and yellow
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) red (b) orange (c) blue-green (d) purple
  5. 5.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) red and green
  6. 6.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) blue and green (d) yellow and purple
  7. 7.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  8. 8.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) brighter (c) invisible (d) paler
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue (c) green (d) purple
  10. 10.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and purple
  12. 12.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) purple and yellow (c) red and purple (d) yellow and purple
  15. 15.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) next to white (c) opposite each other (d) side by side
  16. 16.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) blue and orange
  17. 17.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) purple (b) red-orange (c) blue-purple (d) green
  22. 22.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) green (c) red (d) blue-purple
  24. 24.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) brighter colour (d) pure white
  29. 29.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) red and green
  32. 32.True or false: green is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  35. 35.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  37. 37.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) yellow-green (b) yellow-orange (c) red-purple (d) purple
  38. 38.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) red and purple
  39. 39.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  40. 40.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red (b) blue-green (c) blue (d) yellow-green

Answer key

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

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