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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 936 · 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.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow-green (c) red (d) purple
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and orange (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange
  4. 4.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  5. 5.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  6. 6.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) paler (c) brighter (d) duller
  7. 7.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  9. 9.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) blue (d) red-orange
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) red (b) blue (c) red-orange (d) yellow-green
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and orange (c) green and red (d) red and green
  13. 13.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and orange (c) red and green (d) blue and orange
  14. 14.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  19. 19.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  20. 20.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) pure white (c) brighter colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  21. 21.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  22. 22.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) red (b) orange (c) yellow (d) green
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) blue-green (b) purple (c) red (d) red-purple
  26. 26.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.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
  28. 28.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and yellow (c) purple and yellow (d) orange and blue
  33. 33.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-orange (c) red (d) purple
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) orange and blue (d) red and purple
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and green (c) yellow and purple (d) orange and blue
  38. 38.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and orange (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  40. 40.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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