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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 639 · 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) green and red (b) blue and orange (c) red and green (d) blue and purple
  2. 2.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red (b) blue-green (c) orange (d) blue
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) purple (b) green (c) red-orange (d) yellow-orange
  6. 6.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and purple (c) blue and green (d) red and purple
  10. 10.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  11. 11.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) green and yellow
  13. 13.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) brighter (c) invisible (d) paler
  16. 16.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) in the centre (c) side by side (d) next to white
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) red (b) blue-purple (c) yellow (d) yellow-orange
  18. 18.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  19. 19.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red-orange (b) red (c) yellow-green (d) yellow
  22. 22.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and purple (d) green and yellow
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) orange and blue
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) orange (b) red (c) blue (d) red-purple
  27. 27.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  28. 28.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  30. 30.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) secondary colour (c) tertiary colour
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) red and purple
  32. 32.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) primary colour (c) pure white (d) brighter colour
  36. 36.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) red and purple
  37. 37.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow (b) yellow-orange (c) red-orange (d) purple
  40. 40.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) red-purple (b) red (c) orange (d) yellow

Answer key

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

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