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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 518 · 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 green? (a) blue-green (b) green (c) yellow-green (d) red
  2. 2.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) green and yellow (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  4. 4.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  5. 5.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) red-orange (d) blue
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) orange and blue (c) blue and orange (d) red and green
  7. 7.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  8. 8.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) blue and purple (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and purple
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) yellow (b) green (c) orange (d) yellow-orange
  10. 10.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  12. 12.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) red and orange (d) yellow and orange
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) yellow-green (c) red-orange (d) green
  14. 14.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) brighter (c) paler (d) duller
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) red (b) blue-green (c) red-orange (d) orange
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) red (c) blue-purple (d) red-purple
  18. 18.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  20. 20.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) yellow (b) yellow-orange (c) green (d) blue-green
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) red-orange (b) yellow (c) blue (d) purple
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) purple (b) yellow (c) blue-purple (d) blue
  24. 24.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) purple and yellow
  25. 25.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange
  27. 27.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) yellow and orange (c) green and red (d) purple and yellow
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) orange and blue (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and purple
  31. 31.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) red and purple
  32. 32.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) green and red (c) green and yellow (d) blue and orange
  33. 33.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  34. 34.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red-purple (b) blue (c) red-orange (d) yellow
  36. 36.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) side by side (c) opposite each other (d) in the centre
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue (b) red-purple (c) orange (d) purple
  39. 39.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) yellow and purple (d) purple and yellow
  40. 40.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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