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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 587 · 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 orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  2. 2.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  3. 3.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  5. 5.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow (b) yellow-orange (c) red-orange (d) orange
  7. 7.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) green and yellow
  9. 9.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) opposite each other (c) next to white (d) side by side
  12. 12.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) orange (b) blue-purple (c) red-orange (d) red
  14. 14.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow-orange (d) red-purple
  16. 16.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) brighter (c) duller (d) invisible
  17. 17.True or false: red is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  19. 19.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) purple (b) yellow (c) red (d) blue-green
  21. 21.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) green and yellow (c) red and orange (d) purple and yellow
  22. 22.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and purple (c) red and green (d) red and orange
  24. 24.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) orange and blue (c) red and green (d) yellow and purple
  25. 25.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and red (c) blue and orange (d) blue and purple
  28. 28.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) blue and green (d) green and red
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) red (c) purple (d) red-purple
  30. 30.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  31. 31.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  33. 33.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) purple (b) blue-green (c) blue-purple (d) red-orange
  34. 34.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) orange and blue (d) blue and purple
  35. 35.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) brighter colour (c) pure white (d) primary colour
  38. 38.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) green and red (c) red and purple (d) green and yellow

Answer key

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

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