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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 319 · 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.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) blue (c) orange (d) yellow-orange
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) orange and blue
  3. 3.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) orange and blue (d) blue and purple
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) orange and blue (c) red and orange (d) red and green
  7. 7.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) green and red (d) orange and blue
  10. 10.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
  11. 11.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) red and orange
  12. 12.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) orange and blue (c) green and red (d) purple and yellow
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) green (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) blue-green
  15. 15.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  16. 16.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  17. 17.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) brighter colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) primary colour
  18. 18.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) green and red (d) green and yellow
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue-purple (c) blue (d) yellow
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) red-purple (b) blue-green (c) green (d) orange
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue (b) orange (c) blue-purple (d) purple
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) green and red (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and purple
  24. 24.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  25. 25.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red-orange (b) red (c) yellow-orange (d) blue-green
  27. 27.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) green and yellow
  29. 29.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  32. 32.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: green is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) green (b) red-purple (c) yellow (d) blue-purple
  35. 35.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  36. 36.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) yellow and purple (c) green and yellow (d) orange and blue
  37. 37.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) purple (b) red (c) orange (d) blue
  38. 38.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) brighter (c) paler (d) invisible
  39. 39.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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