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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 855 · 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 green? (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow-orange (d) red-orange
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) green and yellow
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) yellow-green (c) red-purple (d) purple
  4. 4.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) red and orange
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) green and red (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  7. 7.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  10. 10.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) in the centre (c) opposite each other (d) side by side
  11. 11.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) primary colour (c) pure white (d) dull, brownish colour
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red (b) orange (c) blue (d) purple
  13. 13.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) orange and blue (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) blue and purple (d) orange and blue
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) blue-purple (d) orange
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) blue-green (b) red-orange (c) green (d) yellow-orange
  18. 18.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) brighter (c) paler (d) invisible
  19. 19.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) tertiary colour (c) neutral colour
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) orange and blue (c) purple and yellow (d) green and red
  22. 22.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and green (c) orange and blue (d) purple and yellow
  24. 24.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: green is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) purple and yellow
  30. 30.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue (c) red-orange (d) orange
  31. 31.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) red and purple (d) blue and orange
  32. 32.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  36. 36.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) red and green
  38. 38.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  39. 39.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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