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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 880 · 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: blue-green is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) blue and purple (c) green and red (d) yellow and orange
  3. 3.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and orange
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) red (b) red-purple (c) green (d) red-orange
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) blue-green (b) red-purple (c) yellow (d) red-orange
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) green and red (d) green and yellow
  7. 7.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) green and red
  9. 9.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) next to white (c) in the centre (d) opposite each other
  11. 11.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  14. 14.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  15. 15.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) red and purple
  17. 17.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and green (d) green and yellow
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) green (b) blue-green (c) purple (d) yellow-green
  19. 19.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue (d) orange
  21. 21.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  22. 22.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  24. 24.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) green and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) red and green
  25. 25.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) brighter colour (c) pure white (d) dull, brownish colour
  26. 26.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  28. 28.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  29. 29.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red-purple (b) orange (c) blue (d) red
  31. 31.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  34. 34.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow (b) blue-purple (c) red-orange (d) blue
  36. 36.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) yellow and purple (d) red and orange
  37. 37.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and orange (c) red and purple (d) green and yellow
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue (b) blue-purple (c) purple (d) blue-green
  40. 40.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) blue and green (c) yellow and purple (d) purple and yellow

Answer key

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

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