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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 88 · 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.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) purple and yellow (c) green and yellow (d) blue and purple
  2. 2.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  5. 5.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) tertiary colour (c) neutral colour
  6. 6.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) red and purple
  8. 8.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) blue (d) red-orange
  10. 10.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) primary colour (c) brighter colour (d) pure white
  12. 12.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  15. 15.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red-purple (b) orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue-purple
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) red-purple (b) yellow-green (c) blue-green (d) blue
  18. 18.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) yellow and purple
  19. 19.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and purple (d) orange and blue
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and purple (c) yellow and purple (d) red and green
  21. 21.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) green and yellow (d) blue and orange
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-green (c) yellow (d) orange
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) orange (b) blue-green (c) blue-purple (d) yellow-orange
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) green and yellow
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) blue and purple
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) green (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-green (d) purple
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and yellow (c) red and green (d) blue and orange
  30. 30.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) orange and blue (d) red and purple
  33. 33.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) red and purple (d) yellow and orange
  35. 35.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) green and yellow (d) blue and orange
  38. 38.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) paler (c) brighter (d) duller
  39. 39.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  40. 40.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair

Answer key

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

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