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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 689 · 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) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) green and yellow (d) blue and orange
  2. 2.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) orange and blue (c) red and green (d) purple and yellow
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and purple (c) green and yellow (d) blue and orange
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red-orange (b) blue-green (c) yellow-orange (d) purple
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-green (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) blue-purple
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) red (c) green (d) red-purple
  7. 7.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and purple (c) red and orange (d) orange and blue
  10. 10.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) duller (c) invisible (d) paler
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) green and red (c) orange and blue (d) red and green
  13. 13.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) brighter colour (d) pure white
  15. 15.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  17. 17.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and green (c) yellow and orange (d) yellow and purple
  18. 18.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  19. 19.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and green (c) blue and orange (d) green and red
  20. 20.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  22. 22.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and purple (d) green and yellow
  24. 24.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow-green (b) red-orange (c) blue-green (d) red
  27. 27.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) next to white (c) in the centre (d) side by side
  28. 28.True or false: green is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  31. 31.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) red-orange
  33. 33.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) green and yellow
  35. 35.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  36. 36.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red-purple (d) red
  38. 38.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  39. 39.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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