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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 53 · 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.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  2. 2.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and green (c) red and purple (d) yellow and purple
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) blue-purple (b) purple (c) yellow-green (d) green
  5. 5.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and green
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-green (b) red (c) blue-purple (d) orange
  8. 8.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) next to white (c) in the centre (d) side by side
  9. 9.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) primary colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) brighter colour
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) green and red (d) blue and green
  13. 13.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and red (c) red and orange (d) blue and orange
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) yellow-orange (c) purple (d) red
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) purple and yellow (c) red and orange (d) green and red
  17. 17.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and orange (c) blue and green (d) yellow and orange
  19. 19.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  24. 24.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) blue (b) red-purple (c) yellow-orange (d) yellow
  26. 26.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow-orange (c) blue-green (d) red
  28. 28.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) paler (c) duller (d) invisible
  30. 30.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) green and yellow (c) red and green (d) red and purple
  32. 32.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) yellow and orange
  33. 33.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) red-purple (b) purple (c) yellow (d) blue
  36. 36.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  37. 37.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) green and red (d) red and green
  39. 39.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  40. 40.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair

Answer key

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

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