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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 127 · 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.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and orange (c) orange and blue (d) green and yellow
  3. 3.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-orange (b) green (c) red-purple (d) orange
  5. 5.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and red (c) yellow and orange (d) yellow and purple
  6. 6.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) next to white (c) side by side (d) in the centre
  9. 9.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: red is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) blue
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) red and green (d) blue and purple
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and green (c) purple and yellow (d) green and yellow
  14. 14.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) tertiary colour (c) neutral colour
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) blue and orange (d) green and yellow
  16. 16.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  18. 18.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) red and purple (d) blue and green
  19. 19.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) duller (c) paler (d) brighter
  20. 20.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  21. 21.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  23. 23.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  24. 24.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  25. 25.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) red and orange (d) blue and green
  26. 26.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red-orange (b) blue-purple (c) red (d) purple
  28. 28.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  29. 29.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) blue and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  31. 31.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  34. 34.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) yellow and orange (d) red and orange
  36. 36.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) green (b) blue (c) red-orange (d) orange
  38. 38.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) purple (b) blue-purple (c) red (d) yellow-green

Answer key

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

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