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Complementary Colours Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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