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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 476 · 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) yellow and orange (b) blue and orange (c) blue and green (d) red and orange
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) red and green
  3. 3.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue
  5. 5.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  6. 6.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) paler (c) duller (d) brighter
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) green and yellow (c) red and green (d) blue and orange
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) red and green (c) green and yellow (d) red and orange
  9. 9.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and purple (c) orange and blue (d) blue and green
  11. 11.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) blue and orange (d) red and orange
  12. 12.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) blue and purple
  16. 16.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) primary colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) brighter colour
  18. 18.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  19. 19.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow
  21. 21.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and orange (c) blue and purple (d) red and orange
  22. 22.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) green (b) red-purple (c) blue (d) blue-purple
  24. 24.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  25. 25.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  26. 26.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  28. 28.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and green (c) green and yellow (d) blue and orange
  29. 29.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) tertiary colour (c) neutral colour
  30. 30.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) green and red (c) red and purple (d) blue and green
  31. 31.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) red and purple
  35. 35.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow (b) red-orange (c) yellow-green (d) blue-green
  39. 39.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) in the centre (c) side by side (d) opposite each other

Answer key

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

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