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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 816 · 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 is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) red-orange (d) blue
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) green (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) yellow
  4. 4.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) orange and blue (c) blue and orange (d) blue and purple
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) purple and yellow (c) green and red (d) red and green
  8. 8.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) primary colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) brighter colour
  10. 10.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) invisible (c) brighter (d) paler
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) red-purple (b) orange (c) yellow (d) blue-purple
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) red and green (d) green and yellow
  14. 14.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) yellow and orange (d) purple and yellow
  16. 16.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) secondary colour (c) neutral colour
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) blue and purple
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and orange (c) red and purple (d) green and yellow
  19. 19.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  21. 21.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and purple (c) orange and blue (d) blue and green
  22. 22.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  23. 23.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  25. 25.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and orange (d) green and red
  26. 26.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  27. 27.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and orange (d) blue and purple
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue-green (b) green (c) yellow (d) blue
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  30. 30.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) opposite each other (c) in the centre (d) side by side
  32. 32.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  33. 33.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and purple
  35. 35.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) orange and blue (c) blue and orange (d) red and orange
  36. 36.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair

Answer key

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

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