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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 655 · 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 green? (a) orange (b) green (c) red (d) yellow-green
  2. 2.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) red and orange (c) blue and orange (d) red and green
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) green (b) blue-green (c) purple (d) red-purple
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) green and yellow (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  6. 6.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) primary colour (c) pure white (d) brighter colour
  7. 7.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow (b) red-purple (c) orange (d) yellow-green
  9. 9.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) red and purple (d) yellow and purple
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) red (b) yellow (c) green (d) orange
  11. 11.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue (d) orange
  12. 12.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and orange (d) purple and yellow
  13. 13.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red-orange (b) yellow (c) red-purple (d) red
  15. 15.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) yellow-green (c) green (d) red
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow-green (b) blue-purple (c) blue (d) green
  18. 18.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  19. 19.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) opposite each other (c) in the centre (d) side by side
  20. 20.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  22. 22.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  24. 24.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  25. 25.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  26. 26.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  28. 28.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  31. 31.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  33. 33.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) red and purple (d) yellow and orange
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) green and red (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  35. 35.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) blue and green (d) orange and blue
  36. 36.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) yellow-green (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) purple
  38. 38.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) red-orange (c) red-purple (d) orange
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) blue and orange

Answer key

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

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