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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 837 · 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.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) tertiary colour (c) neutral colour
  2. 2.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) green (b) blue-purple (c) blue-green (d) yellow-orange
  4. 4.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  5. 5.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) green and yellow (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  7. 7.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) green and red
  9. 9.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) green and red (d) red and purple
  11. 11.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) blue (c) red-orange (d) yellow-orange
  12. 12.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  14. 14.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) pure white (c) primary colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  15. 15.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) duller (c) paler (d) brighter
  16. 16.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) purple
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) green (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) blue
  19. 19.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and purple (d) red and purple
  20. 20.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) blue and orange
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) purple and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue (b) red (c) red-orange (d) purple
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) blue-green
  24. 24.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  26. 26.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) red and green
  28. 28.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) orange and blue (d) purple and yellow
  29. 29.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and orange (c) red and green (d) purple and yellow
  31. 31.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and green (c) blue and purple (d) green and red
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and orange (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and purple
  34. 34.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  35. 35.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and purple (c) green and red (d) blue and green
  37. 37.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) yellow-green (b) red-orange (c) green (d) purple
  38. 38.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and orange
  39. 39.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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