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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 917 · 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 not a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) blue and orange (d) red and green
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) yellow-green (d) yellow
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) yellow (d) yellow-green
  4. 4.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  5. 5.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and green (c) blue and purple (d) blue and orange
  6. 6.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  8. 8.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and purple (c) red and green (d) red and orange
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red-orange (b) green (c) purple (d) red
  13. 13.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) orange and blue (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow
  15. 15.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue (d) orange
  16. 16.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and purple (d) red and green
  18. 18.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) orange (b) purple (c) blue-green (d) yellow-orange
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) green and red (c) purple and yellow (d) green and yellow
  22. 22.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  23. 23.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) brighter (c) invisible (d) duller
  24. 24.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
  25. 25.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) blue-green (b) red-purple (c) red-orange (d) blue-purple
  28. 28.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  30. 30.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) yellow-orange (c) purple (d) blue-purple
  33. 33.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) primary colour (c) pure white (d) dull, brownish colour
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) blue-green (b) orange (c) red (d) green
  35. 35.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) green and red
  37. 37.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow
  40. 40.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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