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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 911 · 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 green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue (c) blue-green (d) blue-purple
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red-orange (b) red-purple (c) blue-purple (d) yellow-green
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) yellow-green (b) blue-purple (c) green (d) red-purple
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) orange and blue (c) green and red (d) red and green
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) purple (b) orange (c) blue-purple (d) red-purple
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow-green (b) green (c) blue-purple (d) red
  8. 8.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) yellow-orange (b) green (c) yellow-green (d) red-purple
  10. 10.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and orange (d) red and purple
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) yellow (b) purple (c) orange (d) blue-green
  13. 13.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  14. 14.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) pure white (d) brighter colour
  15. 15.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  17. 17.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) secondary colour (c) neutral colour
  18. 18.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and purple (c) green and yellow (d) red and orange
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and green (c) yellow and orange (d) green and red
  20. 20.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  22. 22.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) invisible (c) brighter (d) paler
  23. 23.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) red and purple (d) orange and blue
  25. 25.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) blue (c) yellow-orange (d) red-orange
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and orange (c) green and yellow (d) green and red
  28. 28.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) blue and purple (c) red and purple (d) green and yellow
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) orange and blue (d) blue and orange
  30. 30.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and green
  31. 31.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  34. 34.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) orange (b) blue (c) yellow-orange (d) red-orange
  36. 36.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) in the centre (c) side by side (d) next to white
  37. 37.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red (b) blue-purple (c) blue-green (d) purple
  39. 39.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) blue and orange (d) orange and blue
  40. 40.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) green and red (d) green and yellow

Answer key

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

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