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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 214 · 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.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) green (b) red (c) yellow-green (d) blue
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) orange (b) blue (c) blue-purple (d) yellow
  3. 3.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) red and green
  5. 5.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) orange
  6. 6.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and purple (c) green and red (d) red and green
  10. 10.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  11. 11.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and yellow (c) red and green (d) purple and yellow
  13. 13.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) paler (c) brighter (d) invisible
  14. 14.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) red and orange
  16. 16.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) yellow-green (b) blue (c) green (d) orange
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) green (c) yellow (d) red-orange
  20. 20.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  21. 21.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) blue and green (d) blue and orange
  22. 22.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and purple (c) red and green (d) purple and yellow
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and red (c) orange and blue (d) blue and green
  25. 25.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  26. 26.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) yellow-green (b) green (c) purple (d) blue-green
  29. 29.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) yellow and purple (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  31. 31.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) yellow and purple (c) orange and blue (d) red and purple
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red (b) red-orange (c) yellow-green (d) blue-purple
  33. 33.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) blue and purple
  36. 36.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and purple
  37. 37.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) side by side (c) in the centre (d) opposite each other
  38. 38.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  40. 40.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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