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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 474 · 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 orange (b) red and green (c) green and yellow (d) purple and yellow
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  3. 3.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) green and yellow
  5. 5.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  6. 6.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and orange (c) green and red (d) orange and blue
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) yellow-orange (b) red (c) blue (d) red-purple
  9. 9.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) green and yellow (c) purple and yellow (d) orange and blue
  12. 12.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and orange (c) green and red (d) blue and green
  14. 14.True or false: green is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) green and red (d) blue and orange
  16. 16.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and purple (c) red and purple (d) blue and purple
  17. 17.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) orange and blue (c) blue and orange (d) blue and purple
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-purple (c) green (d) yellow-green
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) blue and purple (d) blue and orange
  20. 20.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and green (c) blue and purple (d) green and yellow
  21. 21.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) tertiary colour (c) neutral colour
  25. 25.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue (d) red-orange
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red-orange (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-orange (d) red-purple
  27. 27.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) red and orange
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) red and purple
  29. 29.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) primary colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) pure white
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) green (b) yellow-green (c) red-purple (d) purple
  32. 32.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) in the centre (c) next to white (d) opposite each other
  38. 38.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and orange (c) red and orange (d) red and purple
  39. 39.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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