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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 440 · 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.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) green and yellow (d) blue and orange
  4. 4.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) green and yellow
  6. 6.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) red and purple (c) blue and purple (d) red and orange
  7. 7.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) invisible (c) brighter (d) paler
  8. 8.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) orange and blue (d) green and yellow
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue-green (b) red (c) orange (d) blue
  12. 12.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) pure white (c) dull, brownish colour (d) brighter colour
  14. 14.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) next to white (c) side by side (d) in the centre
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) orange (b) blue-purple (c) yellow (d) blue
  17. 17.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  18. 18.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) green (b) purple (c) blue-green (d) red-orange
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and orange
  21. 21.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) red and orange (d) orange and blue
  22. 22.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  23. 23.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and orange (d) orange and blue
  24. 24.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) orange and blue (d) blue and green
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) yellow and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) purple and yellow
  26. 26.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  27. 27.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and purple (d) purple and yellow
  29. 29.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) blue
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) orange and blue (c) purple and yellow (d) red and purple
  33. 33.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) purple (b) orange (c) blue (d) blue-green
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) red (c) green (d) yellow-green
  35. 35.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  36. 36.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) orange and blue (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  38. 38.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red-orange (b) blue (c) orange (d) yellow-green
  40. 40.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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