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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 943 · 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.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and orange (c) blue and purple (d) green and yellow
  3. 3.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  4. 4.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) purple (b) green (c) yellow-orange (d) red-purple
  8. 8.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  9. 9.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  10. 10.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
  11. 11.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and purple
  12. 12.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and orange (d) red and green
  13. 13.True or false: green is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) paler (c) brighter (d) invisible
  15. 15.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  16. 16.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red-purple (b) yellow (c) yellow-green (d) blue-purple
  21. 21.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) primary colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) pure white
  22. 22.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) purple (c) yellow-green (d) red
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and purple (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  25. 25.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and yellow (c) green and red (d) orange and blue
  26. 26.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) red and orange
  28. 28.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and green (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and purple
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) yellow-green (d) blue
  30. 30.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  33. 33.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) orange and blue
  35. 35.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and orange (c) blue and green (d) green and yellow
  37. 37.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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