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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 730 · 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.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) blue-purple (b) red-orange (c) yellow-green (d) orange
  2. 2.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) orange and blue (c) blue and green (d) red and orange
  3. 3.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow
  5. 5.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) yellow (b) blue-green (c) purple (d) orange
  7. 7.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  8. 8.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) red-orange (d) blue
  11. 11.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) orange and blue (c) blue and green (d) yellow and purple
  13. 13.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) red and orange
  15. 15.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) red-purple (b) blue-purple (c) blue-green (d) orange
  17. 17.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) secondary colour (c) tertiary colour
  19. 19.True or false: red is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) brighter colour (d) pure white
  21. 21.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  23. 23.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) green and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange
  25. 25.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and red (c) blue and purple (d) orange and blue
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) blue and purple (d) blue and orange
  27. 27.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  29. 29.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow
  30. 30.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.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
  32. 32.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) orange and blue (c) red and green (d) red and purple
  33. 33.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) blue and green
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue (d) red
  36. 36.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) purple and yellow (c) red and purple (d) yellow and purple
  38. 38.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and orange (d) orange and blue

Answer key

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

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