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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 184 · 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) red and green (b) orange and blue (c) blue and green (d) yellow and purple
  2. 2.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-purple (c) purple (d) blue-green
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow (b) red-purple (c) green (d) yellow-green
  6. 6.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue (d) green
  8. 8.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  9. 9.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) primary colour (c) pure white (d) brighter colour
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) green (d) red-purple
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) orange (c) red (d) yellow-orange
  12. 12.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) orange and blue
  14. 14.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) blue
  16. 16.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red-purple (b) green (c) red (d) yellow
  18. 18.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  20. 20.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) red and green (d) blue and orange
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) red and orange
  24. 24.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) blue (b) green (c) red-orange (d) red
  26. 26.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  27. 27.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) side by side (c) in the centre (d) next to white
  29. 29.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) blue and green (c) yellow and purple (d) red and green
  30. 30.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  32. 32.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) red and green
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue-purple (b) purple (c) blue-green (d) green
  36. 36.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) secondary colour (c) tertiary colour
  37. 37.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) red and purple
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue-green (c) red-orange (d) yellow-green
  40. 40.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) invisible (c) brighter (d) paler

Answer key

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

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