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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 377 · 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.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) yellow-green (b) blue-purple (c) red-purple (d) red-orange
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) green and red (d) yellow and orange
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) red (c) red-purple (d) blue-green
  5. 5.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) green and yellow (d) purple and yellow
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and orange (c) red and green (d) red and purple
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) red and green (d) blue and orange
  9. 9.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) blue (c) orange (d) yellow-orange
  10. 10.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) purple (b) blue-green (c) green (d) red
  12. 12.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and orange
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue (b) blue-purple (c) red-orange (d) yellow-green
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red-purple (b) yellow (c) yellow-orange (d) orange
  15. 15.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and green (c) blue and orange (d) green and red
  17. 17.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) red and green (d) red and purple
  20. 20.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and orange (d) blue and purple
  21. 21.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) primary colour (c) brighter colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  22. 22.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and orange (c) green and red (d) orange and blue
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) blue (c) yellow (d) green
  26. 26.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) side by side (c) next to white (d) in the centre
  28. 28.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) red and orange (c) orange and blue (d) purple and yellow
  29. 29.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  30. 30.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red (b) purple (c) yellow-green (d) red-purple
  31. 31.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  32. 32.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) orange (c) green (d) blue-green
  34. 34.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and green (c) orange and blue (d) red and purple
  35. 35.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) blue and orange
  37. 37.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and green (d) blue and orange
  39. 39.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and orange

Answer key

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

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