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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 738 · 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 of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) green and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) red and purple
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) red and green
  3. 3.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  4. 4.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red (b) blue-purple (c) red-purple (d) green
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow (b) orange (c) purple (d) blue
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) orange (b) blue (c) yellow-orange (d) red-purple
  9. 9.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) green (b) yellow-orange (c) red-purple (d) red
  12. 12.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and green
  15. 15.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue (c) red-orange (d) orange
  16. 16.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) side by side (c) opposite each other (d) in the centre
  17. 17.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  18. 18.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) red and purple
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) red and purple (c) blue and orange (d) purple and yellow
  21. 21.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and green (d) red and purple
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) orange and blue (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and purple
  24. 24.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and green (c) red and purple (d) blue and orange
  27. 27.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and green (c) blue and purple (d) green and red
  29. 29.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  30. 30.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  31. 31.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  32. 32.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) pure white (c) primary colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) green and red (d) blue and green
  34. 34.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and green (c) green and yellow (d) blue and purple
  36. 36.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  37. 37.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) red and orange (d) red and green
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) blue (b) red-orange (c) yellow-green (d) red
  39. 39.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  40. 40.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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