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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 72 · 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 purple (b) blue and green (c) green and yellow (d) red and green
  2. 2.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) yellow (b) red (c) green (d) red-purple
  4. 4.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) blue and purple
  7. 7.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and green (c) yellow and purple (d) orange and blue
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and green (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  10. 10.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) pure white (c) primary colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue-purple (b) purple (c) red (d) blue
  13. 13.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) green and yellow (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  15. 15.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and purple (d) green and red
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red-orange (b) red (c) blue-purple (d) yellow-green
  18. 18.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) red (b) blue-green (c) orange (d) green
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow
  21. 21.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and purple (c) red and orange (d) orange and blue
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) red and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) green and red
  23. 23.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  25. 25.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) red and purple
  28. 28.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and orange (c) red and green (d) red and orange
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) yellow and orange (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and purple
  31. 31.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) side by side (c) in the centre (d) next to white
  36. 36.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) blue and orange
  39. 39.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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