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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 828 · 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.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) blue-purple (b) red (c) green (d) yellow
  2. 2.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  3. 3.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) blue-green (c) orange (d) blue
  5. 5.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  6. 6.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and orange (d) red and orange
  7. 7.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) dull, brownish colour (c) brighter colour (d) primary colour
  8. 8.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) orange (b) yellow-green (c) blue-purple (d) green
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) red and orange (c) blue and orange (d) purple and yellow
  11. 11.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and purple
  13. 13.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and yellow (c) red and purple (d) red and green
  15. 15.True or false: green is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and orange
  20. 20.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) red and orange
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) green and red (d) green and yellow
  23. 23.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) brighter (c) invisible (d) duller
  24. 24.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) blue-green (b) red (c) blue (d) red-orange
  27. 27.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue (b) green (c) purple (d) yellow-orange
  29. 29.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) next to white (c) opposite each other (d) side by side
  30. 30.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) blue-green (b) purple (c) blue-purple (d) yellow-green
  31. 31.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) purple and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and purple
  32. 32.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  34. 34.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and orange (d) purple and yellow
  36. 36.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  38. 38.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) red and orange (c) green and red (d) yellow and orange
  40. 40.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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