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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 435 · 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 not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and orange (c) orange and blue (d) blue and orange
  2. 2.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-orange (b) red (c) red-purple (d) yellow-green
  5. 5.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue-green (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) yellow-orange
  7. 7.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  8. 8.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-orange (d) green
  10. 10.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  11. 11.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and orange (c) green and red (d) yellow and purple
  12. 12.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) blue and purple (c) red and green (d) purple and yellow
  14. 14.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) green and yellow (d) orange and blue
  16. 16.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) green and red (c) green and yellow (d) blue and purple
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) green and yellow
  19. 19.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  21. 21.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) invisible (c) paler (d) brighter
  23. 23.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  24. 24.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) pure white (c) dull, brownish colour (d) brighter colour
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) green and yellow
  26. 26.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  27. 27.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  31. 31.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  32. 32.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) in the centre (c) next to white (d) opposite each other
  33. 33.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) yellow and orange
  35. 35.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) red and green (d) blue and purple
  36. 36.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and green (c) yellow and purple (d) red and orange

Answer key

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

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