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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 147 · 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: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red (b) purple (c) blue-purple (d) red-orange
  4. 4.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  5. 5.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) yellow and purple (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange
  7. 7.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue (b) red (c) red-orange (d) purple
  9. 9.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) next to white (c) in the centre (d) opposite each other
  10. 10.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) green and red (d) red and purple
  11. 11.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) blue (d) red-orange
  12. 12.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and red (c) yellow and orange (d) green and yellow
  13. 13.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  14. 14.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) purple (b) red (c) yellow-green (d) blue
  16. 16.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) orange and blue (c) red and green (d) blue and orange
  18. 18.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red (b) green (c) red-purple (d) yellow-orange
  23. 23.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  24. 24.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) blue and orange (d) orange and blue
  25. 25.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue (b) yellow-orange (c) blue-purple (d) red
  27. 27.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and purple
  29. 29.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) orange and blue (c) blue and purple (d) red and green
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) orange and blue (c) red and green (d) purple and yellow
  31. 31.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) purple and yellow (c) green and yellow (d) red and purple
  36. 36.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  38. 38.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  40. 40.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) duller (c) brighter (d) paler

Answer key

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

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