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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 169 · 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) orange and blue (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and green (d) blue and orange
  2. 2.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) brighter (c) duller (d) paler
  3. 3.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and purple (c) orange and blue (d) green and yellow
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  6. 6.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) red-purple (b) orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue-purple
  8. 8.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and green (c) orange and blue (d) blue and purple
  10. 10.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  11. 11.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) red and purple (c) yellow and purple (d) green and red
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) blue (b) red-orange (c) green (d) purple
  13. 13.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red (b) purple (c) blue-green (d) orange
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) yellow-green (b) red-purple (c) yellow (d) orange
  17. 17.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  18. 18.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and purple (d) red and green
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow (d) yellow-orange
  20. 20.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and green (c) blue and purple (d) red and green
  22. 22.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-green (c) blue-green (d) red
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) green and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
  25. 25.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) purple (b) green (c) yellow-green (d) yellow-orange
  27. 27.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) primary colour (c) brighter colour (d) pure white
  29. 29.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  30. 30.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  32. 32.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow-green (b) red-purple (c) red-orange (d) blue
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) red and orange
  35. 35.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) blue (c) yellow-orange (d) orange
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and purple
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) red and purple (d) green and yellow
  40. 40.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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