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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 508 · 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) purple (b) red-purple (c) green (d) blue-purple
  2. 2.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-purple (c) blue-purple (d) yellow-green
  4. 4.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  5. 5.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  6. 6.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) red-purple (c) red-orange (d) blue-green
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red (d) blue-green
  9. 9.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  11. 11.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and purple
  14. 14.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and purple (c) green and red (d) blue and orange
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) orange (b) blue (c) red (d) red-orange
  16. 16.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  18. 18.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and green (c) red and purple (d) yellow and purple
  23. 23.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) orange and blue (c) yellow and orange (d) red and orange
  24. 24.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) yellow and orange
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and green (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  26. 26.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) blue and orange
  28. 28.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) purple (b) green (c) blue (d) orange
  30. 30.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  33. 33.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) opposite each other (c) in the centre (d) side by side
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) green and red
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) green and red (c) red and orange (d) red and green
  37. 37.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue (c) red-orange (d) orange
  38. 38.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  39. 39.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) neutral colour (c) tertiary colour
  40. 40.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and red (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange

Answer key

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

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