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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 915 · 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 red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) green and red
  3. 3.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and green (c) orange and blue (d) green and red
  5. 5.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  8. 8.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) pure white (d) primary colour
  9. 9.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  13. 13.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) orange (b) green (c) blue (d) red
  15. 15.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue (b) blue-purple (c) purple (d) yellow-orange
  18. 18.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) green and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and orange
  19. 19.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  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.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue-green (b) purple (c) red-orange (d) blue-purple
  25. 25.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.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
  27. 27.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and orange (d) blue and green
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) orange and blue (d) blue and green
  29. 29.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and orange
  30. 30.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) paler (c) duller (d) invisible
  31. 31.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) red and purple (d) green and red
  33. 33.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) orange and blue (c) yellow and purple (d) red and purple
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) red-purple (b) blue-green (c) purple (d) blue
  35. 35.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and green (c) yellow and purple (d) red and purple
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) red and orange
  37. 37.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) blue and green (d) orange and blue
  40. 40.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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