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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 753 · 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 blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  2. 2.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) orange and blue
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) green and red
  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: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) orange and blue (c) yellow and orange (d) green and yellow
  10. 10.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  11. 11.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  14. 14.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) green and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) blue and orange
  15. 15.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) primary colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) brighter colour
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) red and purple (d) purple and yellow
  17. 17.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) green and yellow
  19. 19.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and purple (c) red and green (d) green and red
  20. 20.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and purple (c) green and yellow (d) red and green
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and yellow (c) red and orange (d) yellow and purple
  22. 22.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) green (b) orange (c) blue-green (d) blue-purple
  26. 26.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue-purple (b) red (c) orange (d) blue-green
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red-purple (b) blue-green (c) red (d) yellow-green
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) yellow and purple
  30. 30.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) blue-purple (b) purple (c) green (d) blue
  32. 32.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  35. 35.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) orange and blue (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  36. 36.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) duller (c) paler (d) brighter
  37. 37.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and purple (c) green and red (d) orange and blue
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) red-purple (b) red-orange (c) red (d) yellow
  39. 39.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) green and red (c) yellow and purple (d) yellow and orange
  40. 40.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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