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Complementary Colours Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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