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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 935 · 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 red-purple? (a) blue-purple (b) orange (c) yellow-green (d) red-orange
  2. 2.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  3. 3.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) pure white (c) dull, brownish colour (d) primary colour
  4. 4.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) invisible (c) brighter (d) duller
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow-green (c) blue-green (d) red
  6. 6.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow-orange (c) green (d) red-purple
  8. 8.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and purple (c) green and yellow (d) blue and green
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) green (b) red-purple (c) purple (d) blue-green
  11. 11.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  12. 12.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  13. 13.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  14. 14.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red (b) red-orange (c) yellow-green (d) red-purple
  16. 16.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  17. 17.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
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-green (b) purple (c) red-purple (d) red-orange
  19. 19.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  22. 22.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and green (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and purple
  27. 27.True or false: green is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and green (d) red and green
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) red and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) red and green
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and green
  31. 31.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  33. 33.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and orange
  35. 35.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and green (d) purple and yellow
  40. 40.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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