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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 554 · 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) green and red (b) blue and purple (c) red and purple (d) green and yellow
  2. 2.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) purple and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) red and green
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red (b) purple (c) yellow-orange (d) green
  4. 4.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) red and orange (d) orange and blue
  5. 5.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) red and orange (d) blue and orange
  6. 6.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and orange (c) green and red (d) orange and blue
  8. 8.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow
  9. 9.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red-purple (b) yellow (c) yellow-green (d) red
  12. 12.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and purple (d) red and green
  16. 16.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) paler (c) brighter (d) duller
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) green (b) purple (c) yellow (d) blue-purple
  19. 19.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) next to white (c) opposite each other (d) side by side
  20. 20.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) yellow-green (b) blue-green (c) red (d) purple
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) blue-purple (b) red-orange (c) yellow-green (d) blue-green
  23. 23.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) yellow-orange
  24. 24.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow (b) orange (c) purple (d) blue
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and purple (c) green and red (d) blue and orange
  28. 28.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  33. 33.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) yellow and orange
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) blue and orange
  35. 35.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) red and purple
  36. 36.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  39. 39.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and orange (d) green and yellow

Answer key

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

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