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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 803 · 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: red-purple is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) blue
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and orange (d) orange and blue
  5. 5.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  6. 6.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  7. 7.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  8. 8.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) next to white (c) side by side (d) opposite each other
  9. 9.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) green (b) yellow-orange (c) blue-green (d) blue-purple
  11. 11.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  12. 12.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) pure white (c) primary colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) yellow
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) yellow (b) green (c) purple (d) blue-green
  18. 18.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) purple and yellow
  20. 20.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) red and orange (d) red and green
  22. 22.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) yellow-green (b) green (c) blue-green (d) red-purple
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) purple and yellow (d) red and purple
  27. 27.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and green (c) yellow and orange (d) green and yellow
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and purple (c) blue and green (d) red and orange
  32. 32.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) paler (c) invisible (d) brighter
  33. 33.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow
  35. 35.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  38. 38.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) red and green
  39. 39.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) purple (b) red (c) yellow-green (d) orange

Answer key

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

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