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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 838 · 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 yellow-green? (a) red (b) red-orange (c) red-purple (d) yellow-green
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and purple (c) green and red (d) green and yellow
  3. 3.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red (b) red-orange (c) red-purple (d) blue-green
  5. 5.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) yellow-orange
  6. 6.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) purple (b) yellow-green (c) red-purple (d) yellow
  8. 8.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and red (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  10. 10.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  12. 12.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  14. 14.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) green and yellow
  17. 17.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  18. 18.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) invisible (c) duller (d) brighter
  20. 20.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow-orange (c) purple (d) red
  22. 22.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue (b) orange (c) yellow-orange (d) red-purple
  24. 24.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) green and yellow (d) purple and yellow
  27. 27.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) yellow (b) blue-green (c) purple (d) yellow-orange
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and orange (d) green and red
  30. 30.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) yellow and orange (d) yellow and purple
  31. 31.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) green and yellow
  33. 33.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  34. 34.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) pure white (d) primary colour
  36. 36.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and green (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) green (b) orange (c) purple (d) blue-green
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) orange and blue
  40. 40.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow

Answer key

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

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