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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 229 · 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 blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  2. 2.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  3. 3.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  4. 4.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) yellow (b) blue-purple (c) red-purple (d) green
  8. 8.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) orange and blue (c) blue and green (d) green and red
  9. 9.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) yellow and orange
  10. 10.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) red and green (c) orange and blue (d) green and red
  11. 11.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and purple (c) blue and orange (d) orange and blue
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) yellow and purple (c) orange and blue (d) blue and green
  13. 13.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and purple
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) blue (b) red-orange (c) yellow (d) blue-purple
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) red and green (c) purple and yellow (d) orange and blue
  17. 17.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-green (c) blue-green (d) yellow
  19. 19.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red (b) purple (c) yellow-green (d) red-orange
  23. 23.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  24. 24.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  25. 25.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  27. 27.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) orange (b) green (c) yellow-orange (d) red
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and green
  30. 30.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) pure white (d) brighter colour
  32. 32.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) next to white (c) opposite each other (d) side by side
  33. 33.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and green (c) blue and purple (d) orange and blue
  36. 36.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) brighter (c) paler (d) invisible
  37. 37.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue (b) purple (c) orange (d) red
  38. 38.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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