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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 1 · 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.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) yellow-orange
  2. 2.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) secondary colour (c) neutral colour
  3. 3.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) brighter colour (c) primary colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) yellow-green (d) green
  5. 5.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  8. 8.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) orange (b) red (c) yellow (d) red-orange
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) green and red (d) blue and orange
  11. 11.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and orange (c) orange and blue (d) green and red
  13. 13.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) purple (b) blue-green (c) red-orange (d) orange
  16. 16.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) in the centre (c) side by side (d) opposite each other
  19. 19.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  20. 20.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) blue and orange (c) red and purple (d) green and yellow
  21. 21.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) purple (b) red-orange (c) yellow-green (d) blue-green
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and orange (c) red and purple (d) blue and green
  25. 25.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and green (d) blue and orange
  27. 27.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and purple (c) blue and orange (d) blue and green
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) red and purple (d) orange and blue
  30. 30.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) red and green
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) orange and blue
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue (b) blue-purple (c) green (d) red-orange
  33. 33.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and purple
  37. 37.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and green (c) yellow and orange (d) red and green
  39. 39.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  40. 40.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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