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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 869 · 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.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  2. 2.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  3. 3.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) side by side (c) opposite each other (d) next to white
  4. 4.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) blue (c) orange (d) yellow-orange
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  6. 6.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) red and green
  9. 9.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  11. 11.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) green and yellow (d) purple and yellow
  12. 12.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and purple (c) yellow and purple (d) red and orange
  14. 14.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) green and red (d) red and green
  16. 16.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) brighter (c) paler (d) duller
  17. 17.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow
  18. 18.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red-purple (b) blue-green (c) green (d) orange
  22. 22.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) green and red (d) red and purple
  24. 24.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) blue and green
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) yellow-orange (b) yellow-green (c) orange (d) red
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) green (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) red
  28. 28.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) green and yellow (c) red and orange (d) blue and green
  29. 29.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) green (c) purple (d) red
  31. 31.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) green and yellow
  33. 33.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) orange (b) blue-purple (c) blue (d) purple
  34. 34.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) orange and blue (c) blue and green (d) red and purple
  35. 35.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) pure white (d) primary colour
  36. 36.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) blue (b) orange (c) blue-green (d) yellow-green
  37. 37.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue-green (b) red-purple (c) red-orange (d) purple
  40. 40.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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