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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 598 · 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.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and green
  2. 2.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and red (c) yellow and purple (d) purple and yellow
  4. 4.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) yellow-orange (d) yellow-green
  6. 6.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  7. 7.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) brighter colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) primary colour
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) red-orange (b) purple (c) red (d) yellow
  10. 10.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) green and red (d) green and yellow
  11. 11.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) yellow-orange
  12. 12.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) blue and orange (d) green and yellow
  14. 14.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) blue and orange
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) red and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) orange and blue
  16. 16.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) green and red (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
  18. 18.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  19. 19.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) purple (b) green (c) red (d) yellow-green
  21. 21.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) red and purple
  22. 22.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) red and purple
  24. 24.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) orange (b) red-purple (c) red-orange (d) purple
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) red-orange (b) blue-purple (c) blue (d) orange
  27. 27.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue-green (b) red-orange (c) red (d) blue
  29. 29.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and orange (c) green and red (d) yellow and purple
  30. 30.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) next to white (c) opposite each other (d) side by side
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) green and yellow (d) red and purple
  32. 32.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) orange and blue (c) red and green (d) green and yellow
  34. 34.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and purple
  36. 36.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-orange (c) red-purple (d) orange
  39. 39.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) orange and blue (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and purple
  40. 40.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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