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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 120 · 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 a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) blue and green (d) yellow and orange
  2. 2.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) blue and green
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and orange (d) red and green
  4. 4.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) orange and blue (c) blue and orange (d) red and purple
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) red and purple (d) purple and yellow
  6. 6.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) yellow and purple (d) red and orange
  9. 9.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) yellow-green (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-orange (d) red
  11. 11.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) green and red (c) blue and orange (d) purple and yellow
  13. 13.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red (b) blue (c) blue-green (d) green
  16. 16.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  18. 18.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue (c) blue-purple (d) red
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) yellow-green (c) yellow (d) purple
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) purple (b) blue (c) yellow-orange (d) blue-purple
  22. 22.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) dull, brownish colour (c) primary colour (d) brighter colour
  23. 23.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) side by side (c) opposite each other (d) next to white
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) purple
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red (b) blue-purple (c) orange (d) red-orange
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) red (b) red-purple (c) orange (d) green
  27. 27.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red (b) green (c) red-orange (d) red-purple
  29. 29.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and green (c) red and purple (d) green and yellow
  31. 31.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) purple and yellow
  32. 32.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) red and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) yellow and purple
  35. 35.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and green (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and orange
  37. 37.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) red and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) red and orange
  39. 39.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  40. 40.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) red and green

Answer key

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

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