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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 947 · 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 purple (b) blue and orange (c) blue and purple (d) green and yellow
  2. 2.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and orange
  6. 6.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) red-purple (b) blue (c) purple (d) yellow
  8. 8.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  9. 9.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and green (c) blue and orange (d) blue and purple
  10. 10.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and orange (c) green and red (d) purple and yellow
  11. 11.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) red and green (d) green and yellow
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) green (b) yellow (c) yellow-orange (d) red-purple
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) purple (b) blue (c) red (d) blue-purple
  14. 14.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) red and orange (d) green and red
  16. 16.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) green and red
  18. 18.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.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
  20. 20.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  21. 21.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) orange and blue (c) red and green (d) green and yellow
  23. 23.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  27. 27.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  28. 28.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) green and yellow (c) red and green (d) yellow and purple
  29. 29.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and orange
  30. 30.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) orange
  33. 33.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) invisible (c) brighter (d) duller
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) purple (b) red-purple (c) green (d) yellow-orange
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and red (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  36. 36.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) purple (c) blue-purple (d) green
  38. 38.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  39. 39.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary

Answer key

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

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