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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 71 · 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.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) red and purple
  3. 3.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) brighter colour (c) primary colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-orange (b) blue-green (c) red-purple (d) yellow
  5. 5.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and green (c) blue and purple (d) blue and orange
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) orange (b) yellow-green (c) purple (d) red
  8. 8.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow-orange (c) purple (d) green
  10. 10.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) orange and blue (c) green and red (d) green and yellow
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) orange (b) red (c) blue (d) red-orange
  12. 12.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) paler (c) brighter (d) invisible
  13. 13.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) red-orange (b) yellow (c) yellow-green (d) blue
  15. 15.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  16. 16.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) red-orange (d) blue
  17. 17.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) red and green
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) orange and blue (c) yellow and purple (d) green and red
  22. 22.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange
  24. 24.True or false: green is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) green and yellow (d) blue and orange
  27. 27.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) blue and green
  30. 30.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) neutral colour (c) tertiary colour
  31. 31.True or false: green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) yellow and purple
  33. 33.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) blue-green (c) yellow-green (d) blue
  34. 34.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  36. 36.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) in the centre (c) next to white (d) side by side
  37. 37.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  38. 38.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) red and green (d) green and red
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red (b) purple (c) yellow-green (d) blue-green
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) green and red (c) red and purple (d) red and orange

Answer key

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

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