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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 428 · 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) green and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and orange
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) red and green
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) orange and blue
  4. 4.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and green (c) blue and orange (d) orange and blue
  6. 6.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) dull, brownish colour (c) primary colour (d) brighter colour
  8. 8.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) orange (b) yellow (c) purple (d) red-orange
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue-green (b) red (c) green (d) orange
  11. 11.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and purple (c) orange and blue (d) green and yellow
  16. 16.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and orange
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) blue (b) red (c) red-purple (d) yellow-green
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) green and yellow (d) blue and purple
  20. 20.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) yellow and orange
  22. 22.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  23. 23.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) side by side (c) in the centre (d) next to white
  24. 24.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) green and red (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and purple
  27. 27.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) blue
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow-green (b) blue (c) red-purple (d) yellow
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow-green (b) green (c) yellow (d) red-orange
  30. 30.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and purple
  31. 31.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-orange (c) blue-purple (d) yellow-green
  36. 36.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  37. 37.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) green (b) blue-purple (c) orange (d) purple
  38. 38.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) yellow and orange
  39. 39.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) brighter (c) duller (d) paler
  40. 40.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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