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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 290 · 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.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red-orange (b) yellow (c) red (d) blue-purple
  2. 2.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) orange and blue (c) purple and yellow (d) red and purple
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red (b) yellow-orange (c) blue-purple (d) red-purple
  4. 4.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  5. 5.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) red-orange
  6. 6.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) orange and blue (c) red and purple (d) green and red
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) orange and blue (d) blue and purple
  11. 11.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) orange and blue
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow-green (c) red-orange (d) purple
  14. 14.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) orange and blue (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  17. 17.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) duller (c) paler (d) brighter
  18. 18.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and green (c) blue and orange (d) orange and blue
  20. 20.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  21. 21.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) neutral colour (c) tertiary colour
  23. 23.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  24. 24.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  25. 25.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) next to white (c) in the centre (d) side by side
  28. 28.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) orange and blue (c) blue and orange (d) green and yellow
  30. 30.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  31. 31.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and green (c) red and purple (d) yellow and orange
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) orange and blue
  34. 34.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) primary colour (c) pure white (d) dull, brownish colour
  36. 36.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) purple (b) yellow-green (c) blue-green (d) green
  37. 37.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and green (d) blue and green
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) purple (b) yellow (c) red-orange (d) green
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and purple (c) green and yellow (d) red and orange
  40. 40.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and purple

Answer key

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

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