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Complementary Colours Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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