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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 67 · 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) orange and blue (b) blue and purple (c) red and purple (d) blue and green
  2. 2.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  3. 3.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and orange (d) orange and blue
  6. 6.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) blue (c) yellow-orange (d) orange
  7. 7.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  8. 8.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  10. 10.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) primary colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) pure white
  13. 13.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and purple (d) red and green
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and purple (c) orange and blue (d) red and green
  16. 16.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) blue-green (d) red
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) purple and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and green
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) red
  23. 23.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  25. 25.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  26. 26.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  27. 27.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) invisible (c) duller (d) brighter
  28. 28.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) orange and blue (c) blue and orange (d) green and yellow
  30. 30.True or false: green is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red (b) red-purple (c) yellow-green (d) purple
  33. 33.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and purple
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow-green (c) orange (d) green
  35. 35.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) red and orange (d) blue and orange
  37. 37.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) green and yellow (c) red and purple (d) red and orange
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) green (c) yellow-green (d) purple
  39. 39.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) side by side (c) next to white (d) opposite each other
  40. 40.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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