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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 552 · 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.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) red (c) yellow-orange (d) red-orange
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) orange (b) yellow (c) purple (d) blue
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  4. 4.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) pure white (c) dull, brownish colour (d) primary colour
  5. 5.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  7. 7.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) green and red (c) red and orange (d) red and green
  8. 8.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  9. 9.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) green (d) blue-purple
  14. 14.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) secondary colour (c) tertiary colour
  16. 16.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) blue (c) orange (d) yellow-orange
  18. 18.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  19. 19.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) blue-purple (b) blue-green (c) green (d) red
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) red (d) yellow-green
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) red and purple (d) red and green
  24. 24.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange
  25. 25.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and orange (c) red and purple (d) red and green
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) red (c) blue-purple (d) yellow-orange
  27. 27.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) green and yellow (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and green
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and purple
  30. 30.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and green (c) red and purple (d) blue and purple
  31. 31.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  36. 36.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) green and red (d) red and purple
  37. 37.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) duller (c) paler (d) invisible
  39. 39.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. purple
  2. blue
  3. yellow and purple
  4. dull, brownish colour
  5. True
  6. complementary pair
  7. red and orange
  8. complementary pair
  9. False
  10. False
  11. True
  12. complementary pair
  13. blue-purple
  14. False
  15. secondary colour
  16. True
  17. blue
  18. complementary pair
  19. False
  20. complementary pair
  21. green
  22. red
  23. red and purple
  24. orange and blue
  25. red and green
  26. yellow-green
  27. True
  28. purple and yellow
  29. blue and purple
  30. yellow and purple
  31. True
  32. False
  33. False
  34. True
  35. green and yellow
  36. red and purple
  37. True
  38. brighter
  39. True
  40. False

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