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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 818 · 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.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) purple (d) green
  3. 3.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) red and green
  6. 6.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) orange and blue (c) yellow and purple (d) red and green
  8. 8.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and orange (d) red and orange
  9. 9.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) invisible (c) duller (d) brighter
  10. 10.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) green and yellow
  11. 11.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) opposite each other (c) next to white (d) side by side
  12. 12.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  13. 13.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) yellow and orange (d) red and purple
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red (b) yellow-green (c) blue (d) red-orange
  16. 16.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) orange and blue (c) blue and green (d) green and yellow
  17. 17.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) blue-purple (d) yellow-green
  19. 19.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) brighter colour (d) pure white
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) purple and yellow (c) red and purple (d) blue and orange
  23. 23.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) red-purple (c) green (d) yellow
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) blue-green (d) green
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and red (c) red and orange (d) red and green
  28. 28.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) green and red
  30. 30.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) red (b) yellow (c) red-purple (d) green
  32. 32.True or false: green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and purple (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) red and green (c) purple and yellow (d) green and yellow
  35. 35.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) red and green
  39. 39.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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