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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 397 · 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.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) red and purple
  3. 3.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  4. 4.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) green and red (c) green and yellow (d) red and green
  6. 6.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) red and orange
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) blue-green (b) yellow (c) red (d) yellow-green
  8. 8.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) primary colour (c) pure white (d) brighter colour
  9. 9.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) green (b) blue (c) yellow (d) yellow-green
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) yellow-orange (b) red (c) red-orange (d) orange
  12. 12.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and orange (c) red and green (d) orange and blue
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red (b) yellow-green (c) red-orange (d) yellow-orange
  14. 14.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  15. 15.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and purple (d) green and red
  16. 16.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) orange and blue
  18. 18.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) secondary colour (c) tertiary colour
  19. 19.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) red and purple (d) red and green
  20. 20.True or false: green is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  22. 22.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) blue and purple (d) red and green
  24. 24.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) brighter (c) duller (d) invisible
  25. 25.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  27. 27.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
  28. 28.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) blue-green (c) blue-purple (d) red
  30. 30.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and green
  33. 33.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and green (c) green and yellow (d) blue and orange
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) blue and orange (c) green and yellow (d) red and green
  35. 35.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and purple (c) blue and orange (d) orange and blue
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-green (b) orange (c) red (d) yellow
  39. 39.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  40. 40.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary

Answer key

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

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