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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 87 · 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.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red-purple (b) green (c) orange (d) yellow-orange
  4. 4.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) green and red
  5. 5.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) blue (c) blue-purple (d) red
  7. 7.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) dull, brownish colour (c) primary colour (d) brighter colour
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) blue and purple (d) red and green
  9. 9.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) yellow-green (b) blue (c) red-orange (d) yellow-orange
  11. 11.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) red and purple
  12. 12.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) purple and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) green and yellow
  14. 14.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  15. 15.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and green (d) green and red
  16. 16.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) green and red (c) orange and blue (d) red and green
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue-purple (b) orange (c) purple (d) yellow-orange
  19. 19.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) brighter (c) paler (d) duller
  20. 20.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) red (d) purple
  23. 23.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  24. 24.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) orange and blue (c) red and purple (d) blue and orange
  25. 25.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) green and yellow (c) red and green (d) blue and green
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) orange and blue (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and orange
  27. 27.True or false: green and red — 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) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and purple
  29. 29.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) orange and blue (c) red and orange (d) yellow and orange
  32. 32.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  34. 34.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  35. 35.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) in the centre (c) side by side (d) next to white
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) orange and blue (c) red and green (d) red and purple
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and orange (c) red and purple (d) green and yellow
  38. 38.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  39. 39.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) blue
  40. 40.True or false: red is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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