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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 786 · 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 orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  2. 2.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  5. 5.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and purple (c) green and yellow (d) orange and blue
  7. 7.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and green (c) orange and blue (d) green and red
  8. 8.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) purple and yellow (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  9. 9.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and purple (c) green and red (d) blue and green
  10. 10.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) brighter (c) paler (d) invisible
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) blue (b) yellow-green (c) red (d) green
  12. 12.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and green (c) orange and blue (d) blue and orange
  13. 13.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  15. 15.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) red (d) purple
  17. 17.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and purple (c) yellow and purple (d) green and red
  20. 20.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) primary colour (c) pure white (d) dull, brownish colour
  21. 21.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  22. 22.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  25. 25.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) orange and blue (d) green and yellow
  27. 27.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) green and yellow (c) blue and green (d) yellow and purple
  29. 29.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) blue-green
  31. 31.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) red and orange
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) red and green (d) green and red
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) purple (b) red-purple (c) blue-green (d) blue-purple
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue-green (b) blue-purple (c) green (d) purple
  36. 36.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and orange (c) red and green (d) green and red
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) red and orange
  39. 39.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) blue and orange
  40. 40.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) green and yellow

Answer key

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

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