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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 289 · 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) blue and green (c) red and green (d) purple and yellow
  2. 2.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) red and purple (d) blue and orange
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red-orange (d) red
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) orange and blue (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red (b) red-orange (c) green (d) red-purple
  9. 9.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) red-orange
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) red (c) yellow-green (d) blue
  11. 11.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) blue-purple (b) green (c) yellow-orange (d) purple
  13. 13.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  15. 15.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) orange and blue (c) blue and orange (d) green and yellow
  17. 17.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and red (c) red and purple (d) blue and purple
  19. 19.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) secondary colour (c) tertiary colour
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red-purple (b) orange (c) yellow (d) blue-green
  22. 22.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) brighter colour (c) primary colour (d) pure white
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) yellow (c) red-orange (d) blue
  24. 24.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and orange
  25. 25.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) green and yellow (d) red and purple
  27. 27.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  28. 28.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  29. 29.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) duller (c) invisible (d) brighter
  30. 30.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  31. 31.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) blue and orange
  33. 33.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) blue and green
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) orange and blue (d) purple and yellow
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  36. 36.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) green and yellow (c) red and green (d) red and purple
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) red (b) blue-green (c) green (d) yellow
  40. 40.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair

Answer key

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

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