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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 153 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) orange and blue (d) purple and yellow
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) green (b) blue-green (c) orange (d) red-purple
  3. 3.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  4. 4.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) paler (c) invisible (d) brighter
  6. 6.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) pure white (c) dull, brownish colour (d) primary colour
  8. 8.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  10. 10.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-green (b) blue (c) yellow-green (d) yellow
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and purple
  13. 13.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) red-orange (b) red-purple (c) blue (d) orange
  15. 15.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and purple (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) orange (b) yellow (c) red-purple (d) green
  19. 19.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  20. 20.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  21. 21.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) blue-purple (b) blue (c) red-purple (d) red-orange
  23. 23.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) blue
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) yellow-green (c) purple (d) yellow
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) yellow and purple
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red (b) purple (c) yellow-orange (d) red-purple
  27. 27.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue (b) purple (c) red (d) orange
  29. 29.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  31. 31.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) green and red
  34. 34.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) red and purple
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and green (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
  37. 37.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
  38. 38.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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