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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 960 · 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 yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow (c) purple (d) orange
  4. 4.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and yellow (c) blue and green (d) red and orange
  5. 5.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) orange and blue
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) purple (b) blue (c) blue-purple (d) yellow-orange
  8. 8.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) red and green
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red (b) blue-green (c) blue (d) red-orange
  10. 10.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  11. 11.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) orange (c) yellow-orange (d) red-orange
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow (b) purple (c) red (d) blue
  13. 13.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and orange (c) green and yellow (d) red and green
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and green (d) orange and blue
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) green and red
  16. 16.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  17. 17.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) side by side (c) in the centre (d) opposite each other
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  20. 20.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) red and purple (d) yellow and purple
  21. 21.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) pure white (c) dull, brownish colour (d) primary colour
  22. 22.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) yellow and purple (d) red and orange
  25. 25.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red (b) yellow-orange (c) red-purple (d) blue-purple
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and green (d) green and red
  28. 28.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) yellow-green (c) red-orange (d) purple
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue-purple (c) green (d) red
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and green (d) blue and purple
  33. 33.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  35. 35.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  37. 37.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) blue and green
  39. 39.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) brighter (c) invisible (d) duller
  40. 40.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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