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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 451 · 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) red and green (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  2. 2.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue
  3. 3.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  4. 4.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) orange and blue (c) red and orange (d) blue and orange
  6. 6.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) orange and blue
  7. 7.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) opposite each other (c) next to white (d) in the centre
  8. 8.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  9. 9.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  11. 11.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow (d) purple
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red-orange (b) green (c) yellow-green (d) purple
  21. 21.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and orange (c) green and yellow (d) green and red
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) purple (b) red (c) orange (d) green
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) orange (b) red (c) green (d) red-orange
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) green and yellow (d) purple and yellow
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red-orange (b) purple (c) blue-purple (d) orange
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and orange (c) blue and green (d) blue and purple
  27. 27.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) yellow and orange (d) red and orange
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) orange and blue (c) red and green (d) red and purple
  30. 30.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and purple (c) yellow and purple (d) green and red
  31. 31.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow (c) green (d) orange
  33. 33.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) primary colour (c) pure white (d) dull, brownish colour
  34. 34.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) orange and blue (d) blue and orange
  35. 35.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  37. 37.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) yellow-green (b) red-purple (c) red-orange (d) red
  38. 38.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and red (c) orange and blue (d) purple and yellow
  40. 40.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary

Answer key

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

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