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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 560 · 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.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) blue-green (b) orange (c) red-purple (d) red-orange
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) blue and orange (d) red and orange
  4. 4.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) yellow and orange
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red-purple (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-orange (d) red-orange
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) blue and green (d) orange and blue
  8. 8.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) green and red (d) red and purple
  9. 9.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  11. 11.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  14. 14.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  15. 15.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) blue (b) yellow-green (c) blue-green (d) yellow-orange
  18. 18.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.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
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) red and orange (d) red and green
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) green and red
  22. 22.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) green and yellow (d) purple and yellow
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue (b) yellow-green (c) red (d) purple
  25. 25.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  26. 26.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) red and orange
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) green and yellow (d) green and red
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) green (c) red (d) yellow
  29. 29.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  31. 31.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  32. 32.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  33. 33.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) pure white (c) dull, brownish colour (d) primary colour
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and orange (d) red and orange
  35. 35.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) purple and yellow
  37. 37.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) blue
  38. 38.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) orange and blue (c) red and purple (d) purple and yellow
  40. 40.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and green

Answer key

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

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