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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 886 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) orange and blue (d) blue and purple
  2. 2.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow (b) yellow-green (c) green (d) red-orange
  5. 5.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) red and green (d) blue and purple
  6. 6.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  7. 7.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) side by side (c) opposite each other (d) in the centre
  8. 8.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) paler (c) brighter (d) invisible
  9. 9.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  10. 10.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  11. 11.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  13. 13.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) green and red
  14. 14.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue (b) red-orange (c) yellow-orange (d) green
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) purple (b) yellow-green (c) orange (d) blue-purple
  17. 17.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) red-purple (d) yellow
  20. 20.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) red-orange (d) blue
  21. 21.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) primary colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) brighter colour
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) green and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) red and green
  25. 25.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) green and yellow (c) red and purple (d) blue and green
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and purple (c) yellow and purple (d) purple and yellow
  27. 27.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue-green (d) red-purple
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) yellow-green (d) blue-green
  30. 30.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) red and green
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) blue and green
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) red and green
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and green
  36. 36.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) purple and yellow (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  38. 38.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and green (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and green
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) green and red (d) yellow and orange

Answer key

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

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