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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 220 · 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.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red-purple (b) purple (c) blue-green (d) yellow-green
  3. 3.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) dull, brownish colour (c) brighter colour (d) primary colour
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) yellow and purple
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-orange (b) green (c) yellow-orange (d) red-purple
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow
  7. 7.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue
  8. 8.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) red and green (d) green and red
  10. 10.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  11. 11.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) green and red (c) blue and purple (d) red and orange
  12. 12.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  13. 13.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) blue and purple (c) blue and orange (d) red and purple
  14. 14.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  15. 15.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  16. 16.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
  17. 17.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue (b) yellow-green (c) yellow (d) orange
  19. 19.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) blue and purple (d) green and red
  20. 20.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  21. 21.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and green
  22. 22.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) blue (b) blue-green (c) yellow-orange (d) red-orange
  24. 24.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) red and orange (d) yellow and purple
  26. 26.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) green and red
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red (b) red-purple (c) blue-green (d) green
  28. 28.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) orange and blue
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red (d) blue-purple
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and purple
  33. 33.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) paler (c) duller (d) invisible
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red (b) blue (c) green (d) yellow
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) green and red
  36. 36.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) blue and orange (d) green and red
  40. 40.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair

Answer key

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

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