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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 980 · 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.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  2. 2.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) green and yellow (c) green and red (d) red and purple
  6. 6.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) side by side (c) next to white (d) opposite each other
  7. 7.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) blue and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) green and yellow
  8. 8.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  9. 9.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) blue and orange
  11. 11.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) dull, brownish colour (c) primary colour (d) brighter colour
  12. 12.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) yellow-green
  14. 14.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow (b) red (c) red-purple (d) yellow-orange
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) blue-green (c) green (d) yellow
  17. 17.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  18. 18.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  19. 19.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and purple (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  21. 21.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  23. 23.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) red-orange
  24. 24.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) green and red (c) yellow and orange (d) purple and yellow
  26. 26.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  27. 27.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) red and purple (d) blue and purple
  28. 28.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and red (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and green
  30. 30.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  31. 31.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) green and yellow (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) yellow (c) green (d) blue
  33. 33.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  36. 36.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) red and green
  40. 40.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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