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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 631 · 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 purple (b) red and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  2. 2.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) purple and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) green and yellow
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) red and green (d) blue and orange
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) green and yellow (d) red and green
  5. 5.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  6. 6.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  7. 7.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) yellow-orange
  8. 8.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) secondary colour (c) tertiary colour
  10. 10.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and purple
  12. 12.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) primary colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) pure white
  14. 14.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and purple (c) green and red (d) yellow and purple
  17. 17.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and purple (c) orange and blue (d) red and green
  18. 18.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) red-purple (b) purple (c) orange (d) blue
  20. 20.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) green and yellow
  21. 21.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) paler (c) invisible (d) brighter
  23. 23.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  24. 24.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) orange and blue (c) yellow and purple (d) purple and yellow
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) green and yellow
  26. 26.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  27. 27.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  29. 29.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) blue and orange
  31. 31.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-green (c) blue (d) blue-purple
  33. 33.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) blue and orange
  34. 34.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and green (c) green and yellow (d) red and orange
  36. 36.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and orange
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) purple and yellow
  39. 39.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) red and purple

Answer key

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

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