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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 284 · 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: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) green (c) blue-green (d) red-purple
  3. 3.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  4. 4.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) opposite each other (c) next to white (d) side by side
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) green and yellow (d) green and red
  6. 6.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-green (c) purple (d) blue-purple
  8. 8.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) red and green (d) red and orange
  9. 9.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) invisible (c) paler (d) brighter
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) orange and blue (d) red and purple
  11. 11.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) red and green
  12. 12.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) blue and purple (c) red and purple (d) yellow and purple
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) purple (b) red-purple (c) red-orange (d) blue
  14. 14.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) red and orange
  15. 15.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and green
  18. 18.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue-green (c) red-purple (d) red
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) purple (b) green (c) red (d) yellow
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and orange (c) red and orange (d) green and yellow
  22. 22.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) orange (b) purple (c) red-orange (d) blue-green
  25. 25.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) secondary colour (c) tertiary colour
  26. 26.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and orange (c) green and yellow (d) purple and yellow
  30. 30.True or false: red is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  32. 32.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) yellow-orange (c) red-orange (d) orange
  33. 33.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) red and green (d) green and yellow
  35. 35.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) green (c) red-orange (d) blue
  37. 37.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) green and yellow (d) blue and orange
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red (b) purple (c) yellow-green (d) yellow-orange
  40. 40.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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