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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 850 · 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-purple (b) yellow (c) blue-purple (d) purple
  2. 2.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and orange (d) purple and yellow
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) blue and orange
  4. 4.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  5. 5.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and green (c) orange and blue (d) red and green
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  9. 9.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue-purple (b) orange (c) yellow (d) yellow-green
  12. 12.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  13. 13.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  14. 14.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  15. 15.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue-green (b) red (c) yellow (d) purple
  17. 17.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) next to white (c) in the centre (d) side by side
  18. 18.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) brighter colour (c) pure white (d) primary colour
  19. 19.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and green (c) yellow and orange (d) yellow and purple
  20. 20.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) red and green (d) orange and blue
  22. 22.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) secondary colour (c) neutral colour
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) blue (b) yellow-green (c) blue-purple (d) yellow
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) red (c) blue-purple (d) orange
  26. 26.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) red and purple
  27. 27.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  28. 28.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) invisible (c) brighter (d) duller
  29. 29.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) green (b) orange (c) blue-purple (d) yellow-orange
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow-orange (b) yellow-green (c) red (d) red-orange
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) yellow and orange (d) yellow and purple
  37. 37.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: green is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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