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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 967 · 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-purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and orange (c) blue and purple (d) red and orange
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) orange and blue (c) green and red (d) blue and green
  4. 4.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) pure white (d) brighter colour
  5. 5.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and red (c) blue and purple (d) orange and blue
  8. 8.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) red (b) green (c) yellow-orange (d) blue
  10. 10.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) yellow and purple
  11. 11.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and purple (d) blue and green
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red (b) yellow (c) orange (d) yellow-green
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) blue-purple (d) red-purple
  15. 15.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  17. 17.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) orange (c) yellow-orange (d) red-orange
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) yellow and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) orange and blue
  19. 19.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) green (b) yellow-green (c) orange (d) red
  21. 21.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  22. 22.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red (b) yellow (c) red-orange (d) purple
  25. 25.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  26. 26.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) red and purple (d) green and red
  27. 27.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  28. 28.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) red and green (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and purple
  30. 30.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) orange (b) red (c) yellow-orange (d) purple
  31. 31.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) green and red
  32. 32.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and green (c) yellow and orange (d) orange and blue
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) green and red
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) red and green (d) red and purple
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) green (b) orange (c) blue (d) yellow-green
  36. 36.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and purple (c) blue and orange (d) red and orange
  38. 38.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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