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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 450 · 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.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  2. 2.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) orange
  3. 3.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) green and yellow (c) purple and yellow (d) orange and blue
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) orange and blue (c) yellow and purple (d) red and orange
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) green (b) blue (c) yellow-orange (d) purple
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and green
  9. 9.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  10. 10.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) brighter colour (c) primary colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  12. 12.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) yellow and purple (d) red and purple
  13. 13.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) purple and yellow (c) red and orange (d) yellow and orange
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) green and red (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  16. 16.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and green (d) orange and blue
  17. 17.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  18. 18.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) red and green
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) green (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) yellow-orange
  21. 21.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  22. 22.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) orange and blue
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) red (b) green (c) red-purple (d) red-orange
  24. 24.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) yellow and purple (c) red and green (d) blue and purple
  26. 26.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red-purple (b) blue-purple (c) red (d) yellow
  29. 29.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) red and purple (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  31. 31.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) green and yellow (d) blue and orange
  32. 32.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and green (d) blue and purple
  36. 36.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) paler (c) invisible (d) brighter
  37. 37.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  39. 39.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) red-orange (b) green (c) red-purple (d) blue-purple

Answer key

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

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