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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 302 · 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) green and red (b) yellow and orange (c) orange and blue (d) blue and orange
  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 red? (a) orange (b) green (c) blue (d) purple
  4. 4.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) red and green (d) green and yellow
  6. 6.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and orange (d) red and green
  8. 8.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) yellow and purple (d) red and orange
  9. 9.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and green (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and purple
  11. 11.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) paler (c) brighter (d) invisible
  12. 12.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and orange (c) green and red (d) red and green
  14. 14.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  15. 15.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) blue-purple (b) purple (c) red-purple (d) yellow-orange
  18. 18.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) dull, brownish colour (c) brighter colour (d) primary colour
  19. 19.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and red (c) blue and orange (d) green and yellow
  20. 20.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) red and green (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and purple
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) red and orange (d) yellow and orange
  24. 24.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  25. 25.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) next to white (c) opposite each other (d) side by side
  26. 26.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  27. 27.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  28. 28.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) blue
  29. 29.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) red and orange (d) blue and orange
  30. 30.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and green (d) red and orange
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) red and purple (d) red and green
  32. 32.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue-purple (b) blue (c) yellow-orange (d) green
  34. 34.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  36. 36.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) red and purple (d) green and red
  38. 38.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) green and yellow

Answer key

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

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