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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 47 · 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 is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  3. 3.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  6. 6.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) purple (c) yellow-orange (d) yellow
  8. 8.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  11. 11.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) red-orange
  13. 13.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) yellow and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and orange
  14. 14.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  15. 15.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and green (c) orange and blue (d) red and purple
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) blue-green
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) blue (b) green (c) red-orange (d) red
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red-purple (b) blue-purple (c) yellow (d) purple
  19. 19.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  22. 22.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  23. 23.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) red and purple (d) green and red
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue (b) yellow-green (c) red (d) blue-purple
  27. 27.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and red (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) yellow-green (b) blue (c) red-orange (d) purple
  30. 30.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  31. 31.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and green
  33. 33.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) yellow and purple (d) green and red
  34. 34.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red (b) yellow-orange (c) red-orange (d) red-purple
  36. 36.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  37. 37.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) opposite each other (c) next to white (d) in the centre
  38. 38.True or false: green is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and green (d) red and green
  40. 40.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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