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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 573 · 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 green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  2. 2.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) green (c) yellow-orange (d) yellow
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and orange
  5. 5.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and purple (d) blue and orange
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red (b) red-purple (c) red-orange (d) yellow-orange
  7. 7.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) red and purple
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) blue and orange (d) green and yellow
  12. 12.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) orange and blue (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
  13. 13.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) red-orange (b) green (c) orange (d) red-purple
  15. 15.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) green and yellow
  16. 16.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and purple (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) green (b) red (c) blue-purple (d) blue-green
  21. 21.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) red and green
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow (b) yellow-orange (c) blue-purple (d) purple
  24. 24.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange
  25. 25.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) paler (c) brighter (d) duller
  26. 26.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) pure white (d) brighter colour
  27. 27.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) yellow (b) red (c) red-orange (d) blue
  30. 30.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) blue and orange
  31. 31.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) orange and blue (c) red and green (d) purple and yellow
  33. 33.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue-purple (b) green (c) yellow-green (d) red
  35. 35.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue-green (b) purple (c) yellow-orange (d) red
  37. 37.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) green and red (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  39. 39.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary

Answer key

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

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