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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 163 · 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 red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  2. 2.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) green and red (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow
  3. 3.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) green and red
  4. 4.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) blue (c) yellow-orange (d) orange
  5. 5.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  8. 8.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and green (c) red and purple (d) blue and green
  9. 9.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) green and yellow (d) orange and blue
  11. 11.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) invisible (c) paler (d) brighter
  12. 12.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) red (d) red-purple
  14. 14.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) green and yellow (c) red and orange (d) purple and yellow
  17. 17.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  19. 19.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  21. 21.True or false: green is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) red and orange (d) purple and yellow
  24. 24.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  26. 26.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  27. 27.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) primary colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) pure white
  28. 28.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) yellow-green (d) green
  30. 30.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) yellow-green (d) blue-purple
  31. 31.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and green (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and orange
  33. 33.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  34. 34.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) blue and green
  37. 37.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  38. 38.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) opposite each other (c) in the centre (d) next to white
  39. 39.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) blue and purple
  40. 40.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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