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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 700 · 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.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) yellow-orange (b) green (c) orange (d) purple
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) red-purple (b) green (c) red-orange (d) yellow-green
  4. 4.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  5. 5.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) yellow and orange
  9. 9.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) yellow-orange (c) red-orange (d) orange
  12. 12.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) pure white (c) dull, brownish colour (d) primary colour
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) blue-green (b) orange (c) yellow (d) green
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) blue and green (d) yellow and purple
  15. 15.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  16. 16.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  18. 18.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) blue and purple (c) red and orange (d) yellow and orange
  19. 19.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-orange (c) yellow (d) red
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) yellow-orange (c) purple (d) orange
  22. 22.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) brighter (c) invisible (d) duller
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) green and yellow (c) green and red (d) blue and orange
  24. 24.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  25. 25.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  26. 26.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) red and orange (c) orange and blue (d) blue and orange
  29. 29.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  30. 30.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) blue and orange
  33. 33.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and green (c) blue and purple (d) green and yellow
  35. 35.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) green and yellow (c) purple and yellow (d) red and green
  36. 36.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) purple (b) blue (c) green (d) red-purple
  38. 38.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) red and green (d) red and purple
  39. 39.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  40. 40.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) purple (d) orange

Answer key

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

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