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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 677 · 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 orange (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and purple
  2. 2.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) blue
  3. 3.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-orange (c) red-orange (d) yellow-green
  5. 5.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) next to white (c) side by side (d) in the centre
  6. 6.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  8. 8.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) green and red (d) blue and orange
  11. 11.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) tertiary colour (c) neutral colour
  13. 13.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and orange (c) green and yellow (d) red and orange
  14. 14.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) duller (c) paler (d) invisible
  17. 17.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and orange
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-green (d) red-orange
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) green and yellow (d) blue and orange
  20. 20.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) blue and green (d) green and yellow
  21. 21.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) red and green (d) blue and green
  22. 22.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) red (b) blue-green (c) yellow-orange (d) yellow
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) orange and blue (d) red and purple
  26. 26.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and purple
  29. 29.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  32. 32.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) orange and blue (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow
  33. 33.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow
  35. 35.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) brighter colour (d) pure white
  38. 38.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) red and orange (d) red and green

Answer key

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

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