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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 893 · 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 green (b) green and yellow (c) red and orange (d) purple and yellow
  2. 2.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) blue-green (d) purple
  4. 4.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  5. 5.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) orange and blue
  7. 7.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  8. 8.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) purple (b) yellow (c) yellow-orange (d) red-purple
  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.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  13. 13.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) red-orange (d) blue
  15. 15.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) purple (b) blue (c) red (d) orange
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) blue-green (b) red-purple (c) orange (d) yellow-green
  18. 18.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  19. 19.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) red-purple (b) yellow-orange (c) red-orange (d) yellow
  21. 21.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) blue (b) green (c) blue-green (d) blue-purple
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow
  25. 25.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) invisible (c) paler (d) duller
  27. 27.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  29. 29.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  30. 30.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) yellow and orange (c) red and green (d) blue and orange
  31. 31.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  32. 32.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) brighter colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) primary colour
  33. 33.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) red and green
  34. 34.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) green and yellow (d) red and green
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) blue and purple (d) green and red
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and purple (d) red and green
  39. 39.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and red (c) blue and orange (d) blue and green
  40. 40.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair

Answer key

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

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