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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 408 · 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 yellow? (a) red (b) yellow-orange (c) blue-green (d) purple
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and green
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) orange and blue
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) blue and green (c) yellow and orange (d) red and orange
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) green (b) orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue-purple
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) orange and blue (c) green and red (d) purple and yellow
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) yellow-green (b) yellow (c) orange (d) blue
  8. 8.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) green and yellow
  10. 10.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) red and green
  12. 12.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and green (c) green and yellow (d) red and green
  14. 14.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and red (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and purple
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) purple and yellow (c) red and orange (d) red and purple
  17. 17.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  18. 18.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red-orange (b) blue (c) green (d) purple
  20. 20.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) green and yellow
  22. 22.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) pure white (c) brighter colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and purple (c) blue and orange (d) blue and green
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue (b) yellow-orange (c) red (d) purple
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) blue and orange (d) blue and purple
  26. 26.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) purple (c) red-orange (d) blue-green
  28. 28.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) neutral colour (c) tertiary colour
  30. 30.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.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
  32. 32.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  34. 34.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  36. 36.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-green (b) red (c) yellow-orange (d) red-purple
  37. 37.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) invisible (c) paler (d) duller
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow (b) yellow-green (c) blue-green (d) blue
  40. 40.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) yellow and purple

Answer key

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

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