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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 795 · 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: purple is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) brighter colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) primary colour
  6. 6.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) orange and blue (c) blue and purple (d) blue and green
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) green (d) red-purple
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) red and green (c) purple and yellow (d) green and yellow
  9. 9.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  10. 10.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) blue
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) blue and purple (c) blue and green (d) red and orange
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow-green (b) red-orange (c) blue-purple (d) blue
  14. 14.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) invisible (c) duller (d) brighter
  15. 15.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and green (c) red and purple (d) blue and purple
  16. 16.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  19. 19.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow
  20. 20.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) green and red (d) green and yellow
  21. 21.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) red and purple
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and purple
  24. 24.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) purple (b) green (c) orange (d) yellow-orange
  26. 26.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  27. 27.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) orange and blue (d) green and red
  32. 32.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and green
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) purple and yellow (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  34. 34.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  35. 35.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) green and red
  37. 37.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) red and orange

Answer key

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

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