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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 309 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and green (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  2. 2.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) orange (c) red (d) red-orange
  4. 4.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) orange and blue (c) purple and yellow (d) red and green
  5. 5.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) green and yellow (d) green and red
  8. 8.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) purple (b) yellow (c) blue-green (d) orange
  10. 10.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) orange and blue
  11. 11.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  12. 12.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) yellow and purple (c) green and yellow (d) red and green
  13. 13.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) paler (c) brighter (d) invisible
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red (b) blue-purple (c) red-orange (d) orange
  16. 16.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and orange (c) red and orange (d) orange and blue
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) blue-green (c) yellow (d) blue
  19. 19.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) orange and blue (d) blue and purple
  21. 21.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and purple (d) red and orange
  23. 23.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  24. 24.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  25. 25.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) next to white (c) side by side (d) in the centre
  26. 26.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and purple (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and green
  28. 28.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) red and purple (d) yellow and purple
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) blue (b) purple (c) yellow (d) red-purple
  30. 30.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) green (b) yellow-orange (c) blue-green (d) yellow-green
  31. 31.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) pure white (c) primary colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  32. 32.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  35. 35.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and orange (c) blue and green (d) blue and purple
  37. 37.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) red and green (d) blue and green
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) red (b) yellow (c) green (d) blue-green
  40. 40.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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