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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 465 · 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 green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  2. 2.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) orange (b) blue-green (c) green (d) purple
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) purple (d) blue
  5. 5.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) dull, brownish colour (c) primary colour (d) brighter colour
  6. 6.True or false: red is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: red is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-green (b) green (c) orange (d) red-purple
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  10. 10.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) opposite each other (c) next to white (d) in the centre
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) purple (b) blue (c) green (d) yellow
  12. 12.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) brighter (c) paler (d) duller
  13. 13.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) green and yellow
  15. 15.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) yellow and purple (d) red and green
  16. 16.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  18. 18.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) green and yellow (d) green and red
  20. 20.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) red and purple
  21. 21.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  25. 25.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow (b) red (c) orange (d) yellow-orange
  28. 28.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  29. 29.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue (b) yellow-green (c) red (d) green
  31. 31.True or false: green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and green (d) red and orange
  33. 33.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) blue and green (d) blue and orange
  35. 35.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and orange (c) red and green (d) green and red
  38. 38.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and orange (c) green and red (d) orange and blue
  40. 40.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) red and green

Answer key

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

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