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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 847 · 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 purple? (a) yellow (b) yellow-green (c) purple (d) blue
  2. 2.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  5. 5.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) invisible (c) brighter (d) duller
  6. 6.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) red (b) blue-purple (c) blue (d) red-purple
  8. 8.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) red and green
  11. 11.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) green and red
  12. 12.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue
  13. 13.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  14. 14.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) red-orange (b) green (c) yellow-orange (d) orange
  20. 20.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) green and yellow
  21. 21.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and purple
  23. 23.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) in the centre (c) opposite each other (d) side by side
  24. 24.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red (b) green (c) yellow-orange (d) blue-green
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) blue and orange (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and orange
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) green and yellow
  30. 30.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  32. 32.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
  34. 34.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) pure white (d) brighter colour
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) purple (b) blue-green (c) blue (d) blue-purple
  36. 36.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) green and yellow
  37. 37.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) yellow and purple (c) green and yellow (d) blue and orange
  39. 39.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  40. 40.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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