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Complementary Colours Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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