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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 926 · 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: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  3. 3.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and orange (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  4. 4.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) orange and blue (d) blue and green
  5. 5.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) paler (c) invisible (d) duller
  6. 6.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  7. 7.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) yellow and purple
  9. 9.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) blue and orange (d) red and green
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) purple and yellow
  15. 15.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  17. 17.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) purple and yellow (d) green and yellow
  19. 19.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) blue and green (d) green and red
  21. 21.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) opposite each other (c) side by side (d) next to white
  22. 22.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) red-orange
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) orange (c) yellow (d) red
  24. 24.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) orange (b) purple (c) red-purple (d) blue-green
  27. 27.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  29. 29.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) brighter colour (c) primary colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) purple and yellow
  31. 31.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) purple and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and orange
  32. 32.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  33. 33.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  34. 34.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) orange and blue (c) green and yellow (d) red and purple
  36. 36.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) green (b) red-orange (c) red-purple (d) purple
  38. 38.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and green (d) green and yellow
  39. 39.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour

Answer key

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

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