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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 172 · 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) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  2. 2.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  3. 3.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and purple (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  5. 5.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) red and purple (d) red and green
  7. 7.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue (b) blue-green (c) orange (d) blue-purple
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) red (b) green (c) yellow-green (d) yellow
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red (b) yellow-green (c) green (d) blue-green
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) orange (b) yellow (c) green (d) red
  12. 12.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue (b) purple (c) yellow-green (d) blue-purple
  14. 14.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) red and green (c) yellow and orange (d) green and yellow
  16. 16.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and orange (c) green and yellow (d) red and purple
  17. 17.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) duller (c) invisible (d) paler
  19. 19.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-orange (c) red (d) purple
  22. 22.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and purple (d) red and green
  23. 23.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  24. 24.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  26. 26.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) purple and yellow (d) green and red
  28. 28.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  31. 31.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  32. 32.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) in the centre (c) next to white (d) side by side
  36. 36.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) yellow (b) blue-purple (c) orange (d) green
  37. 37.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) purple (b) green (c) blue-green (d) blue-purple
  38. 38.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) purple (c) yellow-green (d) blue-purple
  40. 40.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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