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Complementary Colours Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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