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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 864 · 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.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) red-purple (b) blue-green (c) red (d) orange
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and purple
  4. 4.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) brighter colour (c) pure white (d) dull, brownish colour
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and orange (c) blue and orange (d) green and red
  6. 6.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and orange
  7. 7.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
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) green and red (d) blue and purple
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-orange (b) red-purple (c) purple (d) orange
  10. 10.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) red and purple
  11. 11.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) blue and green (d) green and red
  12. 12.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  13. 13.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  14. 14.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  15. 15.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) orange (b) red (c) blue-purple (d) blue-green
  18. 18.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) orange and blue (d) blue and green
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) red and green
  20. 20.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) green (b) red-orange (c) red-purple (d) yellow
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) orange (b) purple (c) blue-green (d) yellow-green
  25. 25.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  27. 27.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow-green (b) green (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) green and yellow
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) yellow-green (b) blue-green (c) red-orange (d) red-purple
  32. 32.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) purple (b) red-purple (c) orange (d) green
  35. 35.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow-orange (c) yellow (d) orange
  37. 37.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) orange and blue (c) yellow and purple (d) green and yellow
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) orange and blue (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and green
  39. 39.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  40. 40.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) paler (c) brighter (d) invisible

Answer key

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

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