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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 216 · 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) blue and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) green and yellow (d) orange and blue
  2. 2.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) blue
  3. 3.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) green and yellow
  4. 4.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and green
  7. 7.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) yellow and orange (d) yellow and purple
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) purple (b) red (c) blue (d) blue-green
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) red and purple (d) green and red
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red-purple (b) blue-purple (c) red-orange (d) blue
  11. 11.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  12. 12.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) green and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) red and purple
  15. 15.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) orange (b) red-purple (c) yellow (d) green
  17. 17.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) duller (c) brighter (d) paler
  18. 18.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) side by side (c) next to white (d) opposite each other
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) green and red (c) yellow and purple (d) yellow and orange
  20. 20.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) red and orange (c) blue and orange (d) green and red
  24. 24.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) red and orange (d) orange and blue
  25. 25.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) primary colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) pure white
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) red-orange (b) red-purple (c) yellow-orange (d) yellow
  28. 28.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and orange (c) blue and orange (d) green and yellow
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) red and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) green and yellow
  31. 31.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) green and red (d) blue and green
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) orange (c) green (d) blue-green
  33. 33.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: green is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) red (b) blue (c) blue-purple (d) orange
  36. 36.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and green
  37. 37.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) yellow (c) red-purple (d) yellow-orange
  39. 39.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) green and red (d) green and yellow

Answer key

  1. green and yellow
  2. blue
  3. red and green
  4. True
  5. False
  6. purple and yellow
  7. yellow and orange
  8. blue-green
  9. red and purple
  10. red-orange
  11. complementary pair
  12. True
  13. False
  14. orange and blue
  15. secondary colour
  16. red-purple
  17. brighter
  18. opposite each other
  19. yellow and orange
  20. False
  21. True
  22. complementary pair
  23. red and orange
  24. red and orange
  25. False
  26. dull, brownish colour
  27. yellow
  28. False
  29. blue and orange
  30. red and green
  31. blue and green
  32. yellow-green
  33. True
  34. False
  35. blue
  36. yellow and purple
  37. True
  38. yellow-orange
  39. True
  40. green and red

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