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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 861 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) yellow and orange (c) green and yellow (d) blue and purple
  2. 2.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  3. 3.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and purple (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and orange
  4. 4.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) purple (b) red (c) green (d) orange
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue (b) blue-green (c) blue-purple (d) red-purple
  7. 7.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) purple (b) orange (c) red-purple (d) green
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and orange (c) green and yellow (d) red and purple
  12. 12.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  13. 13.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  15. 15.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  17. 17.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  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.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  22. 22.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) duller (c) paler (d) invisible
  23. 23.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) red and green (c) blue and purple (d) red and purple
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and green (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange
  26. 26.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red (b) red-purple (c) red-orange (d) green
  28. 28.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) brighter colour (d) pure white
  29. 29.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.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
  31. 31.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and orange
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) orange and blue (d) green and yellow
  34. 34.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  37. 37.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  40. 40.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) orange (b) green (c) red-orange (d) yellow-green

Answer key

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

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