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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 507 · 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) green and red (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) orange and blue
  2. 2.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue
  3. 3.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) blue-purple (c) orange (d) blue-green
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) blue-green (b) blue (c) blue-purple (d) red-purple
  7. 7.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  8. 8.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) blue and orange
  10. 10.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) primary colour (c) pure white (d) brighter colour
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red-orange (b) blue-green (c) yellow (d) yellow-orange
  13. 13.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) yellow (b) green (c) orange (d) blue
  16. 16.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and orange (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and orange
  17. 17.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) red and orange (d) blue and orange
  22. 22.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) red and purple (c) orange and blue (d) green and red
  26. 26.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) red and green (d) green and yellow
  27. 27.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) yellow (c) green (d) yellow-green
  29. 29.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) purple and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and orange
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) green and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
  33. 33.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) invisible (c) duller (d) paler
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) blue and green
  35. 35.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and purple (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and orange
  36. 36.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) purple (b) green (c) red (d) yellow-orange
  38. 38.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) orange and blue (c) red and orange (d) yellow and purple
  39. 39.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) opposite each other (c) next to white (d) side by side

Answer key

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

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