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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 973 · 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.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-purple (c) blue (d) green
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) green and red (d) green and yellow
  3. 3.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  5. 5.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) green and red (c) yellow and purple (d) red and orange
  6. 6.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) blue (d) red-orange
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) purple and yellow
  9. 9.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) pure white (c) primary colour (d) brighter colour
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and yellow (c) red and green (d) red and orange
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue (b) blue-purple (c) yellow (d) red
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) green and red
  13. 13.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) invisible (c) duller (d) paler
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-orange (c) purple (d) blue-purple
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red (b) purple (c) green (d) blue-green
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) yellow (b) green (c) yellow-green (d) orange
  18. 18.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and purple (c) green and red (d) orange and blue
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow (b) orange (c) red-purple (d) blue
  21. 21.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red (b) orange (c) red-purple (d) red-orange
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) blue-purple (c) red-purple (d) blue
  24. 24.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and purple (c) red and green (d) yellow and purple
  27. 27.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) red (b) blue-purple (c) blue-green (d) orange
  33. 33.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  35. 35.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) green and yellow (d) orange and blue
  36. 36.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) green and yellow (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  37. 37.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) next to white (c) side by side (d) in the centre
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) green and red (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
  39. 39.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  40. 40.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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