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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 112 · 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 orange (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) red and orange
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) orange and blue (c) green and red (d) yellow and orange
  3. 3.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) orange (b) yellow (c) purple (d) green
  5. 5.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  7. 7.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow
  8. 8.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) opposite each other (c) side by side (d) in the centre
  11. 11.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  12. 12.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) green and yellow
  13. 13.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and orange
  14. 14.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow (b) red-purple (c) blue (d) blue-green
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) red (c) orange (d) yellow-green
  22. 22.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) invisible (c) duller (d) paler
  23. 23.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and orange
  24. 24.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) yellow-green (b) orange (c) red (d) blue
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow
  29. 29.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  30. 30.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) red and green (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and purple
  33. 33.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) blue-green (d) yellow
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) blue (b) red (c) red-orange (d) orange
  35. 35.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and purple (c) blue and green (d) red and orange
  39. 39.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) blue and purple (c) green and yellow (d) blue and orange
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) yellow and orange (d) red and purple

Answer key

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

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