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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 139 · 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 red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  2. 2.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) duller (c) paler (d) brighter
  3. 3.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and green (c) red and purple (d) yellow and orange
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) red (b) orange (c) blue-purple (d) yellow-orange
  7. 7.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) orange (d) red-orange
  12. 12.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and purple (c) red and orange (d) red and green
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and purple (c) green and red (d) blue and orange
  16. 16.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and orange (c) green and red (d) yellow and purple
  17. 17.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) purple (b) orange (c) yellow-green (d) red-orange
  19. 19.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) blue and orange (d) orange and blue
  20. 20.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and red (c) blue and purple (d) blue and green
  21. 21.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  25. 25.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) yellow (b) red-orange (c) red (d) green
  27. 27.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and orange (c) red and green (d) blue and green
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue (b) blue-green (c) red (d) yellow-green
  29. 29.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) red and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and orange
  30. 30.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) green and red (d) red and purple
  32. 32.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  33. 33.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) opposite each other (c) side by side (d) in the centre
  34. 34.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) yellow and orange
  36. 36.True or false: red is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) red and purple (c) orange and blue (d) purple and yellow
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) blue and green (d) red and green
  40. 40.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow (b) green (c) purple (d) blue

Answer key

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

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