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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 438 · 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 orange (b) blue and green (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and purple
  2. 2.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and orange (c) orange and blue (d) green and red
  3. 3.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) primary colour (c) pure white (d) dull, brownish colour
  5. 5.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and green (c) red and purple (d) green and red
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) blue and orange (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and orange
  8. 8.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) purple (b) green (c) blue (d) red-purple
  11. 11.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) red and purple (d) red and green
  12. 12.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and green (c) blue and purple (d) orange and blue
  14. 14.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  15. 15.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  16. 16.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) red (d) blue-green
  18. 18.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) duller (c) brighter (d) paler
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) green and red (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and green
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) red (b) blue-green (c) blue (d) red-orange
  21. 21.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  22. 22.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) blue-green (b) blue-purple (c) green (d) red-purple
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) yellow-orange (b) green (c) yellow-green (d) blue-purple
  25. 25.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
  26. 26.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) blue and orange (d) red and orange
  27. 27.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and orange
  29. 29.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  30. 30.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) blue-purple (c) red-orange (d) yellow
  32. 32.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  33. 33.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) opposite each other (c) side by side (d) next to white
  34. 34.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) blue
  35. 35.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) orange and blue
  37. 37.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  39. 39.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and purple (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange

Answer key

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

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