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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 90 · 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) orange and blue (b) green and red (c) yellow and purple (d) red and orange
  2. 2.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and purple
  3. 3.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  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: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  7. 7.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue-purple (b) red-orange (c) purple (d) yellow-green
  9. 9.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue
  11. 11.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) yellow (b) red-orange (c) red (d) blue-green
  13. 13.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) purple (b) blue-purple (c) blue-green (d) blue
  15. 15.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) red and orange (d) blue and green
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow (b) green (c) red-purple (d) yellow-orange
  17. 17.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) green and red (d) blue and orange
  19. 19.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  21. 21.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  22. 22.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) purple and yellow (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  24. 24.True or false: green is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  26. 26.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  27. 27.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) red and purple
  28. 28.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) side by side (c) in the centre (d) opposite each other
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) green (b) yellow-orange (c) blue-green (d) yellow-green
  30. 30.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) yellow and purple (d) green and yellow
  33. 33.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) red and purple (c) green and red (d) orange and blue
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) blue (c) purple (d) blue-purple
  36. 36.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) brighter (c) duller (d) invisible
  37. 37.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) brighter colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) primary colour
  39. 39.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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