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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 269 · 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.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) red and purple (d) yellow and purple
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) red and purple (d) green and red
  3. 3.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  7. 7.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  8. 8.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) orange and blue (c) red and purple (d) blue and orange
  10. 10.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) orange and blue (c) blue and green (d) red and purple
  11. 11.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) yellow-green (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  14. 14.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) red and green (c) red and purple (d) yellow and orange
  15. 15.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) yellow (b) blue-purple (c) red-purple (d) red-orange
  18. 18.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) blue and orange
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) yellow-green (b) yellow (c) purple (d) blue-green
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) yellow-green (b) red (c) red-purple (d) blue-purple
  22. 22.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) blue and purple
  23. 23.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) blue and green
  25. 25.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) red-purple (b) green (c) blue (d) orange
  27. 27.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) in the centre (c) opposite each other (d) side by side
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) green (b) red-orange (c) yellow (d) yellow-green
  29. 29.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) brighter colour (d) pure white
  30. 30.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red-purple (b) blue-purple (c) blue-green (d) purple
  31. 31.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and orange (c) green and yellow (d) blue and purple
  33. 33.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  34. 34.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) blue
  36. 36.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  37. 37.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red (b) blue-green (c) yellow-orange (d) purple
  38. 38.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and green (c) yellow and orange (d) purple and yellow
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and yellow (c) red and green (d) orange and blue

Answer key

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

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