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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 463 · 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.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) green (b) red-purple (c) yellow-green (d) red-orange
  2. 2.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) red and green (d) blue and green
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) red and orange
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and green
  5. 5.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and green (c) orange and blue (d) blue and orange
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) purple (b) yellow-green (c) blue (d) blue-green
  7. 7.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) red-purple (b) green (c) yellow-green (d) blue-purple
  10. 10.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and purple
  12. 12.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  14. 14.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  15. 15.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) opposite each other (c) side by side (d) next to white
  16. 16.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and orange (d) green and red
  18. 18.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) orange and blue
  21. 21.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and red (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  22. 22.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) red and orange (d) purple and yellow
  24. 24.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) purple and yellow
  25. 25.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) green and yellow (d) green and red
  26. 26.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  27. 27.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and orange (c) orange and blue (d) purple and yellow
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) orange and blue (c) blue and purple (d) red and orange
  29. 29.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow-green (b) green (c) red (d) blue-purple
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) blue and purple
  33. 33.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) invisible (c) paler (d) duller
  34. 34.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) brighter colour (c) primary colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  35. 35.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  36. 36.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  37. 37.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  40. 40.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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