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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 659 · 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-purple? (a) yellow (b) purple (c) yellow-green (d) red-orange
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) green and red (d) blue and green
  3. 3.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue-purple (b) red-purple (c) yellow (d) red
  5. 5.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and purple
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) orange and blue (d) red and green
  7. 7.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) brighter colour (c) primary colour (d) pure white
  10. 10.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) blue and orange (d) blue and green
  11. 11.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  12. 12.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue-purple (b) blue-green (c) orange (d) red
  14. 14.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) green and red
  16. 16.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red-orange (b) red (c) yellow (d) green
  18. 18.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  19. 19.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and purple (c) yellow and purple (d) orange and blue
  20. 20.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and green (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  24. 24.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) side by side (c) opposite each other (d) next to white
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and purple (c) orange and blue (d) green and red
  26. 26.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue (c) orange (d) red-orange
  28. 28.True or false: green is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow (b) orange (c) red (d) blue
  30. 30.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  35. 35.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) orange and blue (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and purple
  37. 37.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) yellow-green (b) green (c) red-purple (d) orange
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) blue-green (b) red (c) blue (d) green
  39. 39.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) blue and purple (c) red and purple (d) red and green
  40. 40.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) brighter (c) paler (d) invisible

Answer key

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

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