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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 612 · 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 orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) red and purple
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue (b) red (c) blue-purple (d) purple
  4. 4.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) invisible (c) brighter (d) paler
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and orange (c) red and purple (d) blue and green
  7. 7.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-green (c) purple (d) blue-green
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) green (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-green (d) orange
  10. 10.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) red and green (d) blue and orange
  12. 12.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) blue and purple
  13. 13.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) primary colour (d) pure white
  16. 16.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) orange and blue (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and purple
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  18. 18.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) green and red (c) yellow and purple (d) orange and blue
  20. 20.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) green and yellow (c) purple and yellow (d) red and green
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) purple (b) blue-purple (c) red (d) yellow-green
  22. 22.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) yellow and purple
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue-green (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  26. 26.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) orange and blue (c) red and green (d) yellow and purple
  27. 27.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) green and yellow
  28. 28.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) purple (b) yellow-green (c) yellow (d) red
  32. 32.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) opposite each other (c) next to white (d) in the centre
  33. 33.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) orange and blue (c) purple and yellow (d) red and green
  34. 34.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) orange and blue
  35. 35.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  38. 38.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) green (b) red-orange (c) blue-purple (d) yellow-orange
  40. 40.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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