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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 187 · 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 orange? (a) blue-green (b) red-purple (c) orange (d) blue
  2. 2.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) green and red
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) green and yellow
  5. 5.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) pure white (c) dull, brownish colour (d) primary colour
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and purple (c) blue and orange (d) red and green
  7. 7.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) yellow-green (b) blue (c) purple (d) green
  9. 9.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) red and green
  11. 11.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) side by side (c) opposite each other (d) in the centre
  12. 12.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and orange (c) green and yellow (d) red and purple
  13. 13.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  14. 14.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and green (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and purple
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) blue and orange
  17. 17.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) green and yellow (c) red and purple (d) orange and blue
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and purple
  20. 20.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  22. 22.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  24. 24.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red-orange (b) yellow (c) red-purple (d) blue-green
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) orange and blue
  27. 27.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) red (c) yellow (d) blue-green
  29. 29.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) green and red (c) red and orange (d) blue and green
  32. 32.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  34. 34.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) purple and yellow (c) green and red (d) red and purple
  37. 37.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow (b) red (c) yellow-green (d) blue
  38. 38.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) duller (c) invisible (d) paler

Answer key

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

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