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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 439 · 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) yellow and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) green and red
  2. 2.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and purple (d) red and purple
  3. 3.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) red and orange
  7. 7.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and green (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and green
  8. 8.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) red and purple (d) yellow and purple
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) red and green
  12. 12.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue (d) orange
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) red-orange (c) purple (d) blue
  14. 14.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  17. 17.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  20. 20.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  22. 22.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) blue-purple (c) red-orange (d) red-purple
  26. 26.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) red and purple
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) orange and blue (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and orange
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) blue and green (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and orange
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) blue and green (d) orange and blue
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and orange (c) red and purple (d) yellow and orange
  31. 31.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) pure white (c) primary colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and purple (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) green and yellow
  34. 34.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and red (c) red and purple (d) green and yellow
  36. 36.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) side by side (c) opposite each other (d) in the centre
  39. 39.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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