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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 173 · 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 is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) purple and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and orange
  4. 4.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) blue and purple (c) yellow and purple (d) red and purple
  6. 6.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) purple (b) yellow-green (c) red-purple (d) blue
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and orange (d) red and green
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) blue-purple (c) red (d) yellow-green
  10. 10.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) blue
  11. 11.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and red (c) green and yellow (d) red and orange
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) purple (b) green (c) blue (d) yellow-green
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) green (b) yellow (c) blue-purple (d) purple
  14. 14.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) red and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) red and green
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
  18. 18.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) red and purple (d) purple and yellow
  19. 19.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  20. 20.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) red and purple (d) orange and blue
  21. 21.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and purple (c) orange and blue (d) green and red
  24. 24.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  25. 25.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) side by side (c) in the centre (d) next to white
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and green
  27. 27.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  29. 29.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow (b) orange (c) purple (d) blue
  31. 31.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  32. 32.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  33. 33.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and orange (d) blue and purple
  37. 37.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) brighter (c) duller (d) invisible
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue-green (b) red (c) blue-purple (d) yellow-orange
  40. 40.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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