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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 949 · 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) purple and yellow (b) red and orange (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and purple
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) orange and blue (d) green and yellow
  3. 3.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) blue and orange (d) green and yellow
  4. 4.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  6. 6.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) red-purple (b) green (c) yellow-orange (d) orange
  9. 9.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) invisible (c) paler (d) duller
  11. 11.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and purple (d) orange and blue
  12. 12.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue (c) orange (d) red-orange
  15. 15.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow (b) red (c) yellow-orange (d) orange
  17. 17.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) yellow (b) red-orange (c) green (d) blue-purple
  20. 20.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red (b) blue-green (c) yellow-green (d) green
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow-green (b) yellow-orange (c) blue (d) blue-purple
  23. 23.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) yellow (b) orange (c) blue-purple (d) green
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) yellow and purple
  26. 26.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  30. 30.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red-purple (b) yellow-orange (c) yellow-green (d) blue-green
  31. 31.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  32. 32.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) purple and yellow
  33. 33.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  35. 35.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) brighter colour (d) pure white
  37. 37.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) red and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and orange
  38. 38.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) next to white (c) side by side (d) opposite each other
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red (b) red-orange (c) blue-purple (d) blue-green
  40. 40.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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