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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 757 · 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 green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  2. 2.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) orange and blue
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  4. 4.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) red and green
  5. 5.True or false: green is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and green (d) blue and purple
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) green (b) purple (c) blue-green (d) red-orange
  9. 9.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  13. 13.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
  14. 14.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) paler (c) invisible (d) duller
  15. 15.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  16. 16.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) brighter colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) primary colour
  17. 17.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and red (c) blue and orange (d) red and purple
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) orange (b) red (c) blue (d) green
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) blue and green
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) green (b) red-orange (c) red (d) yellow-orange
  23. 23.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and orange
  25. 25.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow-green (b) red (c) yellow (d) orange
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) green and red (c) yellow and purple (d) green and yellow
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) red (c) blue-green (d) blue-purple
  29. 29.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) red and purple (c) blue and orange (d) green and red
  31. 31.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) green and red (c) red and orange (d) green and yellow
  33. 33.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and orange (d) green and yellow
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) yellow-green (c) yellow (d) red-purple
  36. 36.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow-orange (c) blue-green (d) yellow-green
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and purple
  40. 40.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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