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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 182 · 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.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) blue-green (d) blue-purple
  2. 2.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and purple
  4. 4.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-green (d) green
  7. 7.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) opposite each other (c) side by side (d) in the centre
  8. 8.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  9. 9.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  10. 10.True or false: red is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) primary colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) pure white
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) blue and orange (c) orange and blue (d) blue and green
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) red and green (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and orange
  14. 14.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and purple (c) green and yellow (d) red and orange
  15. 15.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue-green (b) orange (c) red (d) green
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and purple (c) red and orange (d) yellow and orange
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) green (b) yellow (c) blue (d) blue-purple
  19. 19.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) yellow and orange
  20. 20.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) orange (c) blue-green (d) green
  23. 23.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) orange and blue
  25. 25.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) invisible (c) brighter (d) duller
  26. 26.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) blue
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and yellow (c) red and purple (d) blue and green
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow (b) yellow-orange (c) purple (d) green
  29. 29.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) purple (b) yellow-green (c) red-orange (d) green
  31. 31.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue-purple (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) yellow-green
  33. 33.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and purple (c) green and yellow (d) red and orange
  36. 36.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  37. 37.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  38. 38.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and green (c) yellow and purple (d) red and orange
  39. 39.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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