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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 814 · 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.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  2. 2.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow
  4. 4.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) blue-green (c) blue (d) purple
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) orange (b) blue (c) red-purple (d) yellow-green
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) orange and blue (d) red and purple
  10. 10.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) orange and blue (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow
  12. 12.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) green and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) red and orange
  13. 13.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and red (c) orange and blue (d) purple and yellow
  15. 15.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) green and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and purple
  16. 16.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  17. 17.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) yellow-green (b) purple (c) blue-purple (d) red-orange
  20. 20.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) red-purple (b) yellow (c) blue-green (d) yellow-green
  23. 23.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
  24. 24.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) green and red
  30. 30.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  32. 32.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) primary colour (c) pure white (d) dull, brownish colour
  36. 36.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and purple (c) orange and blue (d) purple and yellow
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue-green (b) blue-purple (c) purple (d) red
  39. 39.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  40. 40.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair

Answer key

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

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