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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 771 · 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.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  2. 2.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) green and yellow (d) orange and blue
  3. 3.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and green (c) blue and purple (d) green and yellow
  6. 6.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: green is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) green and red (c) orange and blue (d) red and purple
  9. 9.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and green (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and purple
  11. 11.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) orange and blue (c) blue and purple (d) green and red
  13. 13.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) yellow (b) blue-green (c) red-purple (d) red
  15. 15.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) green and red (d) yellow and purple
  17. 17.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) green and red (c) yellow and orange (d) green and yellow
  19. 19.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) yellow and purple (d) yellow and orange
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and green
  26. 26.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) paler (c) brighter (d) invisible
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) blue (b) green (c) yellow (d) blue-purple
  28. 28.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and purple
  30. 30.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) yellow-green (b) green (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue (b) orange (c) yellow-orange (d) purple
  33. 33.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  34. 34.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) primary colour (c) brighter colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  35. 35.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  36. 36.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) green (b) yellow-orange (c) red-purple (d) yellow-green
  38. 38.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
  39. 39.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and green (c) orange and blue (d) green and red

Answer key

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

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