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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 954 · 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 and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) brighter (c) invisible (d) paler
  3. 3.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) red and orange
  7. 7.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and orange
  9. 9.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) blue-green (b) blue (c) red-purple (d) red-orange
  11. 11.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue (d) orange
  13. 13.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) red and green
  14. 14.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  15. 15.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  16. 16.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and yellow (c) red and orange (d) yellow and purple
  19. 19.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) purple and yellow (c) red and orange (d) red and green
  20. 20.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) next to white (c) side by side (d) in the centre
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) orange and blue (c) purple and yellow (d) green and yellow
  22. 22.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  27. 27.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) dull, brownish colour (c) primary colour (d) brighter colour
  29. 29.True or false: red is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) purple (b) green (c) yellow (d) yellow-green
  33. 33.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) purple (c) red-purple (d) yellow-green
  35. 35.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  37. 37.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) orange and blue (c) blue and green (d) red and purple
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and purple
  40. 40.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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