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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 830 · 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 green? (a) orange (b) green (c) blue-green (d) red
  2. 2.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) yellow-green (b) purple (c) blue-purple (d) red-orange
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) orange and blue (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow
  6. 6.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow-green (b) orange (c) yellow (d) red
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and purple
  10. 10.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  11. 11.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  13. 13.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  15. 15.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) brighter colour (c) pure white (d) primary colour
  16. 16.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) blue
  18. 18.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) yellow and purple
  20. 20.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) yellow (b) red (c) green (d) orange
  25. 25.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  27. 27.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  28. 28.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) green and yellow
  29. 29.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) red and orange (d) green and red
  30. 30.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  33. 33.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-green (c) red-orange (d) red
  34. 34.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) paler (c) invisible (d) brighter
  37. 37.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  39. 39.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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