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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 411 · 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 purple (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) blue and purple
  2. 2.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) pure white (c) brighter colour (d) primary colour
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and green (c) yellow and orange (d) red and green
  5. 5.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) purple (b) yellow-green (c) red (d) blue-purple
  7. 7.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) opposite each other (c) side by side (d) in the centre
  8. 8.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) green and yellow
  11. 11.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  12. 12.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) yellow-green (b) red-purple (c) blue (d) red-orange
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) green (b) red (c) red-purple (d) yellow-orange
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue-purple (c) yellow (d) blue-green
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow
  18. 18.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) blue and purple (c) yellow and purple (d) red and purple
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow-green (b) red-purple (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  23. 23.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and green (c) green and yellow (d) orange and blue
  24. 24.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) brighter (c) paler (d) duller
  25. 25.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  27. 27.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) purple (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) blue-green
  30. 30.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) green and yellow (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and orange
  31. 31.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and purple (c) blue and orange (d) red and green
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) orange and blue (c) yellow and orange (d) yellow and purple
  33. 33.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) red and purple (d) purple and yellow
  34. 34.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) yellow-green (b) red-purple (c) red-orange (d) orange
  37. 37.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) red and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  39. 39.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) secondary colour (c) tertiary colour
  40. 40.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue (b) purple (c) orange (d) blue-green

Answer key

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

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