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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 832 · 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.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-purple (c) green (d) blue-purple
  2. 2.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue (d) orange
  3. 3.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) green and red (d) blue and green
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue-purple (b) blue-green (c) red (d) red-orange
  6. 6.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  8. 8.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) green and yellow (c) red and orange (d) yellow and orange
  11. 11.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) paler (c) invisible (d) duller
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow (b) blue-green (c) orange (d) blue
  13. 13.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and green (c) blue and purple (d) red and green
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and purple
  15. 15.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  19. 19.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) red-orange (b) green (c) blue-purple (d) red
  21. 21.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) primary colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) pure white
  22. 22.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and yellow (c) purple and yellow (d) red and purple
  23. 23.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) next to white (c) in the centre (d) side by side
  24. 24.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) yellow-green (b) blue-green (c) yellow-orange (d) orange
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and orange (c) orange and blue (d) purple and yellow
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) blue (b) red-orange (c) green (d) yellow-green
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) green (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) purple
  30. 30.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue (b) purple (c) yellow-orange (d) blue-purple
  32. 32.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) green and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) purple and yellow
  33. 33.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and green (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and purple
  35. 35.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  36. 36.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) red and purple (d) yellow and purple
  37. 37.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  39. 39.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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