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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 784 · 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 a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) neutral colour (c) tertiary colour
  6. 6.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue (d) orange
  8. 8.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) orange and blue (c) red and orange (d) blue and orange
  11. 11.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  12. 12.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) duller (c) paler (d) brighter
  15. 15.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  17. 17.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) green and red (d) red and green
  18. 18.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and green
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and purple (d) red and orange
  20. 20.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow-green (b) blue (c) red (d) red-orange
  22. 22.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) blue-green (b) blue (c) blue-purple (d) red-orange
  24. 24.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) brighter colour (c) primary colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  27. 27.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  28. 28.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
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red-purple (b) yellow-orange (c) green (d) purple
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) purple and yellow
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) red-purple (b) blue (c) orange (d) blue-purple
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow-green (b) red (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) orange and blue (c) red and purple (d) green and yellow
  34. 34.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  35. 35.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) green (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-orange (d) blue
  40. 40.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue-purple (b) purple (c) orange (d) green

Answer key

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

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