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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 389 · 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) red and green (c) yellow and orange (d) purple and yellow
  2. 2.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and purple
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and red (c) green and yellow (d) blue and orange
  4. 4.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) green and red (d) blue and green
  5. 5.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) blue and green
  7. 7.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) green and red
  9. 9.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and orange (c) orange and blue (d) blue and orange
  11. 11.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) blue and orange (d) green and yellow
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) red and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) red and green
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) red-purple (b) blue-purple (c) orange (d) red-orange
  14. 14.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and purple (d) green and yellow
  17. 17.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue-green (b) purple (c) blue (d) red-orange
  19. 19.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) green (b) red (c) purple (d) red-purple
  22. 22.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) side by side (c) opposite each other (d) next to white
  23. 23.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) orange (b) blue (c) green (d) red
  25. 25.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) brighter colour (c) pure white (d) primary colour
  26. 26.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  27. 27.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) blue (c) red-orange (d) yellow-orange
  28. 28.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and yellow (c) blue and green (d) red and purple
  31. 31.True or false: green is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) green (c) blue-green (d) red
  33. 33.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  34. 34.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) red and orange (c) orange and blue (d) green and yellow
  40. 40.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair

Answer key

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

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