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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 301 · 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 purple (b) red and orange (c) red and purple (d) orange and blue
  2. 2.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue-purple (d) red-orange
  4. 4.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) yellow-green (c) blue (d) red-purple
  7. 7.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  8. 8.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  10. 10.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) green and yellow (c) red and orange (d) red and purple
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) purple (b) green (c) red-orange (d) yellow
  13. 13.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue (b) orange (c) blue-green (d) purple
  16. 16.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) in the centre (c) next to white (d) opposite each other
  17. 17.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) green (b) red-orange (c) red-purple (d) blue
  20. 20.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red-purple (b) blue-green (c) yellow-orange (d) green
  22. 22.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) orange and blue (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  24. 24.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and purple (c) green and yellow (d) orange and blue
  27. 27.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) orange and blue
  28. 28.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) green (b) blue-green (c) red (d) yellow
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and yellow (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and orange
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) red and purple (d) yellow and purple
  32. 32.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) red and green
  35. 35.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  37. 37.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) blue and purple (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  39. 39.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) primary colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) pure white
  40. 40.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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