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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 577 · 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.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) orange (b) blue (c) green (d) yellow
  2. 2.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  3. 3.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) yellow and orange (d) red and purple
  5. 5.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and orange (c) green and red (d) red and green
  6. 6.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) green and red
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) blue and purple (c) green and red (d) green and yellow
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) purple (b) yellow (c) blue (d) green
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and purple (d) blue and orange
  10. 10.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red-orange (b) purple (c) yellow-green (d) blue-purple
  12. 12.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and purple (c) blue and purple (d) green and yellow
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) red and green
  14. 14.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  15. 15.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) orange and blue (d) green and yellow
  16. 16.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow-green (c) red (d) green
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue (b) blue-purple (c) purple (d) red
  19. 19.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) invisible (c) paler (d) duller
  21. 21.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) orange and blue (c) green and yellow (d) purple and yellow
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) red-purple (b) orange (c) blue-purple (d) blue-green
  23. 23.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and orange (d) red and orange
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) red and green
  27. 27.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) orange (c) yellow-green (d) red
  29. 29.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) pure white (c) brighter colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  32. 32.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) purple and yellow
  34. 34.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and green (c) blue and orange (d) green and red
  36. 36.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and orange (d) purple and yellow
  38. 38.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) yellow-green (d) blue-green
  40. 40.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) blue (d) yellow-orange

Answer key

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

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