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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 80 · 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) yellow and purple (b) green and red (c) green and yellow (d) red and green
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) red and orange
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) blue and orange (c) blue and green (d) orange and blue
  4. 4.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) tertiary colour (c) neutral colour
  5. 5.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) orange (c) green (d) blue-green
  8. 8.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) blue (d) red-orange
  9. 9.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  10. 10.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) orange and blue
  12. 12.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) invisible (c) duller (d) brighter
  13. 13.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red-orange (b) blue-green (c) red (d) orange
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red (b) yellow-orange (c) purple (d) red-purple
  16. 16.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  17. 17.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) dull, brownish colour (c) primary colour (d) brighter colour
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow-green (c) purple (d) yellow
  19. 19.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red-purple (b) green (c) purple (d) red
  21. 21.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) yellow and purple
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and green (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and orange
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) orange and blue (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and purple
  25. 25.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  26. 26.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and green (d) red and purple
  28. 28.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  29. 29.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) opposite each other (c) side by side (d) next to white
  32. 32.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) red and orange (d) orange and blue
  33. 33.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  35. 35.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) orange and blue (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and green
  36. 36.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  37. 37.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  38. 38.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  40. 40.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and green (c) blue and purple (d) red and purple

Answer key

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

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