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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 562 · 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 green (b) red and purple (c) green and red (d) orange and blue
  2. 2.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and orange (c) green and red (d) yellow and orange
  3. 3.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) green and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) blue and orange
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) green (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) red-purple
  5. 5.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) neutral colour (c) tertiary colour
  6. 6.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) brighter (c) duller (d) invisible
  7. 7.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) red and purple (d) purple and yellow
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) orange and blue (c) blue and orange (d) purple and yellow
  10. 10.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue (d) orange
  11. 11.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red-purple (b) blue-green (c) yellow-green (d) orange
  14. 14.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) orange and blue (c) green and yellow (d) red and orange
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) purple (c) red (d) orange
  18. 18.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) in the centre (c) next to white (d) opposite each other
  19. 19.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) green and yellow
  21. 21.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and green
  22. 22.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) blue and purple (d) red and orange
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) green and red (d) red and purple
  24. 24.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) blue and orange (c) blue and green (d) red and green
  25. 25.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  26. 26.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and red (c) blue and purple (d) blue and green
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) orange (b) purple (c) yellow (d) yellow-orange
  28. 28.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  29. 29.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  30. 30.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) green (b) red-orange (c) yellow (d) orange
  32. 32.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) green (d) red
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and purple
  35. 35.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  38. 38.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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