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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 441 · 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) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) blue and purple
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red (d) red-orange
  3. 3.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  4. 4.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red (d) orange
  6. 6.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) next to white (c) in the centre (d) opposite each other
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red-purple (b) red-orange (c) yellow (d) blue-green
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) yellow-orange (c) yellow-green (d) red-orange
  9. 9.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) secondary colour (c) tertiary colour
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and green
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue-purple (c) red-orange (d) green
  13. 13.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow (b) purple (c) blue-green (d) red
  15. 15.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and red (c) orange and blue (d) green and yellow
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) green and yellow
  18. 18.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) orange and blue (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and orange
  19. 19.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) red and orange (d) yellow and orange
  21. 21.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and green (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange
  22. 22.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  23. 23.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) invisible (c) paler (d) duller
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) green and yellow (d) orange and blue
  26. 26.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) blue
  27. 27.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) green and yellow (d) blue and purple
  28. 28.True or false: red is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) orange and blue (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and purple
  30. 30.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) green (b) purple (c) blue-purple (d) orange
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) green (c) blue (d) blue-purple
  33. 33.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) orange and blue (d) purple and yellow
  35. 35.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and orange (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) purple and yellow (d) green and red
  39. 39.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair

Answer key

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

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