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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 264 · 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) blue and orange (c) green and yellow (d) green and red
  2. 2.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) blue
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) yellow-green
  6. 6.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) orange and blue (c) blue and orange (d) red and orange
  8. 8.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) red and green (d) red and purple
  10. 10.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) red-purple (b) blue-purple (c) red-orange (d) red
  12. 12.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and orange (d) red and orange
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) orange and blue (c) red and green (d) blue and orange
  16. 16.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) pure white (d) brighter colour
  17. 17.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow
  18. 18.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  19. 19.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) green and red
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) purple (b) yellow-green (c) yellow (d) blue
  22. 22.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and orange (d) red and green
  24. 24.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) brighter (c) invisible (d) duller
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and yellow (c) purple and yellow (d) red and purple
  27. 27.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) blue (b) red (c) red-orange (d) green
  30. 30.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and orange
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue (b) green (c) yellow-green (d) red
  33. 33.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and green (d) blue and purple
  35. 35.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) blue (b) orange (c) yellow (d) purple
  39. 39.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  40. 40.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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