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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 570 · 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 green (b) red and green (c) yellow and orange (d) red and orange
  2. 2.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) blue
  3. 3.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and green (c) red and purple (d) yellow and orange
  5. 5.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) green and yellow
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) green and red (c) yellow and purple (d) red and orange
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) blue (b) red-orange (c) green (d) yellow
  8. 8.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) secondary colour (c) neutral colour
  11. 11.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and orange
  13. 13.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) green and yellow (c) red and purple (d) red and orange
  15. 15.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) brighter colour (d) pure white
  16. 16.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) red-purple (d) red-orange
  18. 18.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) opposite each other (c) in the centre (d) next to white
  19. 19.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  21. 21.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) green and yellow
  24. 24.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and purple (d) purple and yellow
  29. 29.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  30. 30.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) purple (b) yellow (c) red (d) orange
  31. 31.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  33. 33.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) invisible (c) paler (d) duller
  34. 34.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and purple (c) green and red (d) green and yellow
  36. 36.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  37. 37.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) purple and yellow (c) red and purple (d) yellow and purple
  40. 40.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) green (b) blue (c) yellow-green (d) blue-purple

Answer key

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

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