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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 688 · 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) purple and yellow (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) blue and green
  2. 2.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) yellow and purple (d) red and orange
  4. 4.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) in the centre (c) next to white (d) opposite each other
  5. 5.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) red-orange (d) blue
  6. 6.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) orange and blue
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and purple (c) red and green (d) yellow and purple
  8. 8.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) blue and purple (c) blue and green (d) red and orange
  11. 11.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) secondary colour (c) neutral colour
  12. 12.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) green and red (d) yellow and purple
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue-purple (c) red-purple (d) purple
  15. 15.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) red and green (d) green and red
  16. 16.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) pure white (c) primary colour (d) brighter colour
  18. 18.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) red and purple
  19. 19.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) red-orange (b) yellow (c) blue (d) orange
  22. 22.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) red and green
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) yellow and purple
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) green and yellow (d) red and green
  26. 26.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow-orange (b) red (c) blue-purple (d) blue
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) yellow-orange (b) purple (c) yellow (d) orange
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and green
  30. 30.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and purple (c) blue and orange (d) green and yellow
  32. 32.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) orange and blue (c) blue and orange (d) red and purple
  34. 34.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and green (d) green and yellow
  37. 37.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  38. 38.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  39. 39.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair

Answer key

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

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