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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 794 · 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: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) paler (c) brighter (d) invisible
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) green (d) blue-green
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow-green (b) red (c) orange (d) yellow-orange
  6. 6.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) green and yellow (d) blue and orange
  7. 7.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow (b) orange (c) red (d) yellow-green
  9. 9.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) red (b) purple (c) blue-purple (d) blue
  11. 11.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  13. 13.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
  14. 14.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  15. 15.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) blue
  16. 16.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) pure white (c) brighter colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  17. 17.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) orange and blue (c) green and red (d) blue and green
  18. 18.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) blue and purple (d) orange and blue
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and orange (d) blue and green
  20. 20.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  21. 21.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  22. 22.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and orange (d) red and green
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) orange and blue
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) yellow (b) red-orange (c) purple (d) orange
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) green and red (d) red and purple
  28. 28.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  29. 29.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and purple (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and purple
  31. 31.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow
  33. 33.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and purple
  35. 35.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  38. 38.True or false: red and orange — 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 orange (d) red and green
  40. 40.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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