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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 45 · 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 orange? (a) purple (b) yellow (c) blue (d) orange
  2. 2.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) yellow (b) green (c) yellow-orange (d) purple
  4. 4.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) side by side (c) in the centre (d) opposite each other
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) red and green (d) red and purple
  8. 8.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) blue-green (b) yellow (c) purple (d) blue
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) orange and blue (c) green and red (d) yellow and purple
  12. 12.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  14. 14.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and purple (c) red and green (d) red and orange
  17. 17.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue-green (c) blue-purple (d) red
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) blue (c) orange (d) blue-green
  21. 21.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  25. 25.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  26. 26.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) duller (c) invisible (d) brighter
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) blue-green (c) yellow (d) green
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) red and orange (d) orange and blue
  29. 29.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  31. 31.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  32. 32.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) blue
  33. 33.True or false: red is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red (b) green (c) red-purple (d) yellow-green
  35. 35.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) orange and blue
  36. 36.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) orange and blue (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and purple
  37. 37.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  38. 38.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) purple (c) red-orange (d) red

Answer key

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

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