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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 50 · 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) orange and blue (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) purple (b) red-orange (c) blue-purple (d) yellow-green
  3. 3.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and orange (c) red and purple (d) blue and purple
  4. 4.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) yellow-green (b) blue-purple (c) blue-green (d) red-orange
  6. 6.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) orange and blue (c) purple and yellow (d) red and purple
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) red-orange (b) green (c) yellow (d) orange
  9. 9.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) green and red
  11. 11.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) invisible (c) duller (d) paler
  13. 13.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  15. 15.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) green and yellow (d) blue and purple
  17. 17.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) green and red (d) yellow and orange
  19. 19.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) purple and yellow
  20. 20.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) green and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) blue and orange
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) green (b) purple (c) red (d) yellow
  23. 23.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  24. 24.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  25. 25.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) tertiary colour (c) neutral colour
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red (b) yellow-green (c) purple (d) blue-green
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) green and red (c) purple and yellow (d) orange and blue
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) orange (b) green (c) red (d) red-purple
  29. 29.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and purple
  31. 31.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) orange and blue (d) red and purple
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) blue and orange
  33. 33.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue-green (b) red (c) orange (d) purple
  35. 35.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
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) orange and blue (c) red and orange (d) green and red
  37. 37.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) primary colour (d) pure white
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and green (c) yellow and orange (d) yellow and purple

Answer key

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

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