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Complementary Colours Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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