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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 722 · 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.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) orange and blue (c) blue and purple (d) blue and orange
  3. 3.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) red and purple (d) green and yellow
  5. 5.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) green (b) purple (c) blue (d) orange
  8. 8.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) purple and yellow
  9. 9.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue (b) orange (c) red (d) blue-purple
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) blue and orange
  13. 13.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) blue (d) red-orange
  15. 15.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) blue (b) orange (c) red-purple (d) green
  17. 17.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and purple (c) red and green (d) orange and blue
  19. 19.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) brighter (c) duller (d) paler
  20. 20.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) green and red (d) blue and green
  21. 21.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) yellow (b) orange (c) blue-green (d) blue
  23. 23.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and purple (d) purple and yellow
  25. 25.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-green (c) blue-purple (d) red
  27. 27.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) neutral colour (c) tertiary colour
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) yellow and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) green and red
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) red and green
  30. 30.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  31. 31.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) brighter colour (d) pure white
  32. 32.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) opposite each other (c) next to white (d) in the centre
  33. 33.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) orange (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-orange (d) purple
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and orange (d) blue and green
  37. 37.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) green and yellow (c) blue and green (d) orange and blue
  38. 38.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and green (c) yellow and purple (d) red and orange
  40. 40.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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