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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 727 · 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) blue and orange (c) green and yellow (d) green and red
  2. 2.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) orange (b) green (c) blue-purple (d) red-orange
  5. 5.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) next to white (c) opposite each other (d) side by side
  6. 6.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) red-orange (d) blue
  8. 8.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-green (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) yellow-orange
  10. 10.True or false: green is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) invisible (c) brighter (d) duller
  12. 12.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) orange and blue
  14. 14.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) red and orange (c) blue and orange (d) green and red
  15. 15.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  17. 17.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) green and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and purple
  22. 22.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) red and green (c) red and purple (d) blue and purple
  23. 23.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and purple (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) orange and blue
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red-purple (b) yellow (c) orange (d) red
  26. 26.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) green and yellow (d) orange and blue
  27. 27.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) blue (c) yellow-green (d) red
  30. 30.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue (c) orange (d) blue-green
  31. 31.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) primary colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) brighter colour
  34. 34.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  35. 35.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  36. 36.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and purple (d) green and red
  39. 39.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) purple (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) yellow-orange

Answer key

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

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