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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 809 · 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.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) purple (b) red (c) red-purple (d) green
  2. 2.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) green and yellow (d) blue and green
  4. 4.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue (b) red-purple (c) orange (d) blue-purple
  6. 6.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  7. 7.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and purple (c) red and green (d) blue and orange
  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 not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and orange (c) green and red (d) yellow and purple
  15. 15.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  16. 16.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  18. 18.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) blue (b) orange (c) yellow-green (d) yellow-orange
  20. 20.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  21. 21.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  23. 23.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) pure white (d) primary colour
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red (b) blue-green (c) yellow-green (d) blue
  26. 26.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and orange
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) red and orange
  29. 29.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) orange and blue (c) blue and orange (d) blue and green
  31. 31.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  32. 32.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) blue (c) orange (d) yellow-orange
  33. 33.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue-green (c) red (d) orange
  34. 34.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red-purple (b) red (c) yellow-orange (d) yellow-green
  36. 36.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) purple (b) green (c) orange (d) yellow
  38. 38.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and yellow (c) red and green (d) blue and green
  39. 39.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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