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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 812 · 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: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) yellow-orange (b) purple (c) green (d) red-orange
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) yellow-green (b) orange (c) yellow-orange (d) red-purple
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow-green (b) red (c) blue-green (d) blue
  7. 7.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) red-orange
  8. 8.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) red and purple
  10. 10.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  13. 13.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) red (b) red-purple (c) blue (d) green
  15. 15.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and purple (c) green and yellow (d) blue and orange
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and orange (c) orange and blue (d) red and green
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) red and purple (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and purple
  18. 18.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  19. 19.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  22. 22.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) red and green
  23. 23.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: red is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) opposite each other (c) side by side (d) next to white
  27. 27.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) yellow-green (b) blue-purple (c) red-purple (d) yellow-orange
  30. 30.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) paler (c) brighter (d) duller
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and green (c) green and yellow (d) red and purple
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and purple
  33. 33.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) red and orange (d) red and green
  37. 37.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and purple
  38. 38.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) dull, brownish colour (c) brighter colour (d) primary colour
  39. 39.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary

Answer key

  1. True
  2. True
  3. False
  4. purple
  5. orange
  6. red
  7. blue
  8. True
  9. purple and yellow
  10. True
  11. complementary pair
  12. yellow and orange
  13. True
  14. green
  15. blue and orange
  16. red and orange
  17. red and purple
  18. complementary pair
  19. True
  20. False
  21. complementary pair
  22. yellow and orange
  23. True
  24. False
  25. True
  26. opposite each other
  27. False
  28. False
  29. red-purple
  30. brighter
  31. red and green
  32. yellow and purple
  33. False
  34. True
  35. True
  36. red and orange
  37. blue and purple
  38. dull, brownish colour
  39. True
  40. complementary pair

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