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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 740 · 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 not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) orange and blue
  2. 2.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) red and orange
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow-orange (c) purple (d) blue
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow (c) yellow-green (d) yellow-orange
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) yellow-orange (b) red (c) blue-green (d) yellow-green
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) red and green
  8. 8.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) blue (c) yellow-orange (d) orange
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) red (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) yellow
  12. 12.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) red-orange (c) blue-green (d) green
  18. 18.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) primary colour (c) pure white (d) dull, brownish colour
  19. 19.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  20. 20.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) purple (b) green (c) yellow-green (d) orange
  22. 22.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) yellow and purple
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) red-purple (d) blue-green
  25. 25.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) green and yellow (d) red and orange
  26. 26.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) yellow and orange
  27. 27.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and green (c) orange and blue (d) green and red
  28. 28.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  29. 29.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) blue and green (d) orange and blue
  30. 30.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and purple (d) blue and orange
  32. 32.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  34. 34.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  38. 38.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.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
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) green and red (d) yellow and orange

Answer key

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

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