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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 292 · 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 green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) orange (c) yellow-green (d) yellow
  3. 3.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) brighter colour (c) primary colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) blue-purple (b) red-purple (c) purple (d) yellow
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) green (b) red-purple (c) red-orange (d) yellow-green
  8. 8.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) orange (d) blue-green
  10. 10.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue-purple (b) red (c) yellow-green (d) yellow-orange
  13. 13.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and purple (c) green and red (d) orange and blue
  16. 16.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and purple
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) green and red
  20. 20.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) green and red
  22. 22.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) blue and purple
  25. 25.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) red and purple (d) green and red
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) blue (b) red-purple (c) yellow (d) purple
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red-purple (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-orange (d) yellow-green
  29. 29.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) in the centre (c) side by side (d) opposite each other
  30. 30.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) red and orange
  32. 32.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  34. 34.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) yellow-orange
  35. 35.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) paler (c) brighter (d) duller
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) green and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and purple
  40. 40.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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