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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 458 · 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.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) blue and green
  3. 3.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) invisible (c) duller (d) paler
  4. 4.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) red and orange (d) green and red
  7. 7.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) brighter colour (c) primary colour (d) pure white
  9. 9.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  10. 10.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) yellow and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) orange and blue
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue-green (b) green (c) red (d) yellow-orange
  13. 13.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) green (b) blue-purple (c) yellow (d) yellow-green
  15. 15.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) blue (c) red-orange (d) yellow-orange
  16. 16.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  17. 17.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue (d) yellow
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and purple (d) blue and green
  21. 21.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and orange (c) red and purple (d) purple and yellow
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) orange and blue (d) blue and purple
  23. 23.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and green (c) green and yellow (d) red and purple
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow (b) green (c) yellow-green (d) purple
  26. 26.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  27. 27.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and purple (c) green and yellow (d) red and purple
  29. 29.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) secondary colour (c) tertiary colour
  30. 30.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) purple and yellow (c) green and red (d) green and yellow
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and red (c) blue and purple (d) blue and orange
  32. 32.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) orange and blue
  33. 33.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) green and yellow
  35. 35.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  37. 37.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) red (b) purple (c) yellow (d) green
  39. 39.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) next to white (c) side by side (d) opposite each other
  40. 40.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) blue and purple

Answer key

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

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