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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 913 · 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 blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and purple (c) green and yellow (d) red and purple
  3. 3.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) brighter colour (c) pure white (d) primary colour
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) green (b) blue (c) yellow (d) orange
  5. 5.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) side by side (c) in the centre (d) opposite each other
  9. 9.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and purple (c) red and green (d) blue and orange
  11. 11.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) yellow and purple
  12. 12.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) duller (c) paler (d) invisible
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) green (c) red (d) blue
  18. 18.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) red and purple (d) blue and orange
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and orange (c) green and red (d) purple and yellow
  20. 20.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow
  24. 24.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) blue and purple (c) red and green (d) orange and blue
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) yellow-green (b) blue-green (c) blue (d) yellow
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) red and green
  27. 27.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue-purple (c) blue (d) purple
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) blue and purple
  30. 30.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) purple and yellow
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-green (c) green (d) purple
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) blue (b) green (c) yellow-green (d) red-purple
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) blue and orange (d) red and orange
  34. 34.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  37. 37.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and purple (c) green and yellow (d) blue and green
  38. 38.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  39. 39.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair

Answer key

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

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