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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 486 · 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: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) orange and blue (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  4. 4.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) paler (c) brighter (d) duller
  5. 5.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-orange (c) red-purple (d) blue-purple
  7. 7.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) purple (b) orange (c) yellow-green (d) green
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) green and red (d) blue and green
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) orange (b) yellow (c) red (d) red-orange
  12. 12.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  13. 13.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) red and orange (d) purple and yellow
  14. 14.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
  15. 15.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) orange and blue (c) blue and green (d) red and orange
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) red (d) red-purple
  18. 18.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) blue and green
  20. 20.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red-purple (b) green (c) blue (d) yellow-green
  23. 23.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) blue
  24. 24.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  26. 26.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) secondary colour (c) tertiary colour
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) orange and blue (d) blue and purple
  28. 28.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) blue-purple (c) blue-green (d) green
  30. 30.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) red and orange (c) red and purple (d) blue and purple
  33. 33.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  34. 34.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  36. 36.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) red and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and purple
  38. 38.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  40. 40.True or false: green is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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