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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 606 · 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 yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  2. 2.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) green (b) orange (c) yellow (d) blue
  4. 4.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  6. 6.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) orange and blue (c) green and yellow (d) purple and yellow
  11. 11.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and purple (c) green and yellow (d) orange and blue
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) yellow (b) red-orange (c) purple (d) orange
  13. 13.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) duller (c) brighter (d) invisible
  14. 14.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) next to white (c) in the centre (d) side by side
  16. 16.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) pure white (c) brighter colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  17. 17.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue-purple (b) red (c) yellow-green (d) red-purple
  19. 19.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) yellow and purple (d) red and orange
  20. 20.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  21. 21.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) purple (b) yellow-orange (c) yellow (d) green
  23. 23.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and red (c) red and purple (d) orange and blue
  24. 24.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and red (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  26. 26.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  28. 28.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) green and yellow (c) red and purple (d) blue and purple
  29. 29.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) green and yellow
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and purple (c) red and orange (d) red and purple
  31. 31.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) red and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) yellow and orange
  36. 36.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) orange and blue (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  39. 39.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and green (c) purple and yellow (d) green and yellow
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and green (c) orange and blue (d) green and red

Answer key

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

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