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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 469 · 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.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) in the centre (c) next to white (d) side by side
  2. 2.True or false: green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) yellow and purple (d) yellow and orange
  4. 4.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) green and yellow (d) red and green
  7. 7.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and purple (c) green and yellow (d) orange and blue
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) yellow (b) orange (c) purple (d) blue
  10. 10.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  11. 11.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) yellow and purple (d) green and yellow
  12. 12.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) blue and orange (d) red and purple
  16. 16.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  17. 17.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red-purple (b) yellow-green (c) green (d) red-orange
  19. 19.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) brighter (c) invisible (d) duller
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) green (c) yellow-orange (d) blue-green
  21. 21.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) red and purple (d) orange and blue
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) yellow and purple
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) yellow-orange (c) blue (d) purple
  27. 27.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) neutral colour (c) tertiary colour
  28. 28.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) orange and blue (d) red and green
  29. 29.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  30. 30.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and green (c) green and yellow (d) purple and yellow
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) green (b) blue (c) red (d) orange
  32. 32.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and green (c) yellow and purple (d) green and red
  34. 34.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and green (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow
  35. 35.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) yellow and purple (d) red and orange
  37. 37.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  38. 38.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) green and red (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) purple and yellow

Answer key

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

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