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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 466 · 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) blue and green (b) purple and yellow (c) red and purple (d) red and orange
  2. 2.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue (b) blue-purple (c) red-purple (d) orange
  4. 4.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and green (d) red and orange
  6. 6.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) purple and yellow
  9. 9.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and green (c) blue and purple (d) red and orange
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) orange (b) blue (c) red-orange (d) blue-green
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) green and red
  12. 12.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and purple (c) blue and purple (d) red and green
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow-green (b) red (c) yellow (d) blue
  16. 16.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red (b) purple (c) yellow (d) yellow-green
  18. 18.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) invisible (c) paler (d) duller
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and orange (c) red and purple (d) purple and yellow
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and green (c) orange and blue (d) green and yellow
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue (b) green (c) yellow-green (d) red
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and green (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  24. 24.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) red and orange
  25. 25.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) red and green
  26. 26.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) blue and orange (d) green and yellow
  27. 27.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) green (b) red-purple (c) red-orange (d) yellow
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and purple
  31. 31.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.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
  34. 34.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue (d) red-orange
  36. 36.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) dull, brownish colour (c) brighter colour (d) primary colour
  37. 37.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  38. 38.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  39. 39.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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