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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 856 · 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) purple (b) blue-green (c) red (d) orange
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) blue-purple (d) blue
  3. 3.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and red (c) red and purple (d) blue and purple
  4. 4.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  5. 5.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) in the centre (c) next to white (d) opposite each other
  6. 6.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) green and yellow (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) orange and blue (c) blue and purple (d) red and orange
  9. 9.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) red (b) yellow-green (c) blue-purple (d) yellow-orange
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue-green (b) purple (c) yellow-orange (d) orange
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) red and purple
  13. 13.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue (c) purple (d) red-purple
  15. 15.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-orange (c) yellow-green (d) red
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) red (b) blue (c) green (d) red-purple
  19. 19.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and orange (c) red and orange (d) purple and yellow
  20. 20.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) primary colour (c) pure white (d) dull, brownish colour
  21. 21.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  22. 22.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and orange (c) green and yellow (d) blue and green
  23. 23.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) neutral colour (c) tertiary colour
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) red and purple (d) red and orange
  25. 25.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and orange
  27. 27.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  28. 28.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  30. 30.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow (b) yellow-green (c) purple (d) blue-purple
  32. 32.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) brighter (c) duller (d) paler
  33. 33.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  37. 37.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) yellow and purple (d) yellow and orange
  38. 38.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and green (c) red and purple (d) red and orange

Answer key

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

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