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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 990 · 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.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) pure white (c) dull, brownish colour (d) brighter colour
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) blue and orange
  3. 3.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) purple and yellow (c) green and red (d) red and green
  5. 5.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  6. 6.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  7. 7.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  8. 8.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) yellow (c) purple (d) yellow-orange
  10. 10.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and orange (d) orange and blue
  11. 11.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  12. 12.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) duller (c) invisible (d) brighter
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and purple (c) green and red (d) red and green
  14. 14.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) blue and purple (d) red and green
  15. 15.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) red (b) orange (c) purple (d) green
  20. 20.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) green (b) yellow (c) red-orange (d) blue
  23. 23.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) next to white (c) opposite each other (d) side by side
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow
  25. 25.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) yellow-orange (c) purple (d) yellow
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) blue-purple (d) yellow-green
  28. 28.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  29. 29.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and orange (c) blue and green (d) red and purple
  30. 30.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  31. 31.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  32. 32.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) green and yellow (d) orange and blue
  33. 33.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  34. 34.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) red and orange (d) red and green
  35. 35.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) blue (b) blue-green (c) yellow-orange (d) yellow
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and orange (c) red and purple (d) blue and green
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) purple (b) blue-purple (c) orange (d) green
  40. 40.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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