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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 801 · 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-purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow-orange (b) red (c) purple (d) blue
  3. 3.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) green (b) yellow (c) red-purple (d) purple
  5. 5.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and orange (c) red and green (d) purple and yellow
  6. 6.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and purple
  8. 8.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue (b) green (c) red (d) orange
  10. 10.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and orange (c) orange and blue (d) green and yellow
  12. 12.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) green and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) red and green
  13. 13.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) in the centre (c) side by side (d) opposite each other
  14. 14.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) purple and yellow
  15. 15.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) invisible (c) duller (d) brighter
  16. 16.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  17. 17.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  18. 18.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  19. 19.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue (d) red-orange
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red-purple (b) blue (c) yellow (d) yellow-orange
  21. 21.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) yellow and purple (d) yellow and orange
  24. 24.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) yellow and orange
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) green (b) red (c) orange (d) red-orange
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) blue and orange (c) red and orange (d) purple and yellow
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and yellow (c) green and red (d) orange and blue
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) yellow (c) orange (d) red-purple
  29. 29.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  33. 33.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  35. 35.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) neutral colour (c) tertiary colour
  36. 36.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) brighter colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) pure white
  37. 37.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) blue and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  39. 39.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) blue and orange

Answer key

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

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