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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 983 · 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.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) tertiary colour (c) neutral colour
  4. 4.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) brighter colour (d) pure white
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red (b) red-purple (c) red-orange (d) green
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue (b) orange (c) purple (d) red-orange
  7. 7.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-green (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-green (d) red-purple
  9. 9.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  10. 10.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  11. 11.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  12. 12.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and orange (c) red and green (d) orange and blue
  13. 13.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: red is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) purple and yellow (c) red and purple (d) green and red
  16. 16.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  18. 18.True or false: green is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  23. 23.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) blue and purple (d) blue and orange
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and green
  27. 27.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) orange and blue (c) green and yellow (d) blue and orange
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red-orange (b) red (c) yellow-green (d) blue-green
  29. 29.True or false: red is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) next to white (c) side by side (d) in the centre
  31. 31.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue (b) orange (c) blue-green (d) red
  34. 34.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) blue and purple (d) red and green
  35. 35.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) red and purple
  37. 37.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) brighter (c) invisible (d) duller
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) blue and purple (c) green and yellow (d) red and purple
  39. 39.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and green
  40. 40.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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