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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 826 · 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-purple is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  3. 3.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) neutral colour (c) tertiary colour
  4. 4.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) yellow and purple (d) red and purple
  6. 6.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) side by side (c) in the centre (d) next to white
  8. 8.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue-green (c) red-purple (d) yellow
  10. 10.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  11. 11.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow
  12. 12.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  13. 13.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) green and red (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  16. 16.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) invisible (c) brighter (d) duller
  17. 17.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) green and yellow (d) green and red
  19. 19.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  21. 21.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  22. 22.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and green (c) yellow and orange (d) red and purple
  24. 24.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and green (d) orange and blue
  26. 26.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) green and red (c) yellow and purple (d) red and orange
  27. 27.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) red and purple
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) green (b) purple (c) yellow-green (d) blue
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and green (c) blue and orange (d) green and red
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red-orange (b) blue (c) yellow-orange (d) blue-green
  32. 32.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) purple (b) red-purple (c) green (d) red
  34. 34.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  36. 36.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  37. 37.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  38. 38.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and orange

Answer key

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

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