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Complementary Colours Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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