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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 576 · 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.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) blue and purple (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  2. 2.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and orange (d) orange and blue
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red-purple (b) green (c) red (d) blue-purple
  9. 9.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  10. 10.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) paler (c) duller (d) brighter
  11. 11.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) next to white (c) side by side (d) opposite each other
  12. 12.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) blue (d) red-orange
  13. 13.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow
  16. 16.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  18. 18.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) purple (b) red (c) green (d) blue
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) purple (b) yellow-green (c) yellow (d) red-orange
  21. 21.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and purple (c) orange and blue (d) green and yellow
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow-green (c) blue (d) yellow
  26. 26.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  27. 27.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) orange and blue (d) purple and yellow
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) yellow and orange (d) yellow and purple
  29. 29.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and red (c) red and orange (d) blue and orange
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) yellow and purple
  31. 31.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) green (b) yellow-orange (c) blue (d) blue-purple
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) green and yellow (c) red and orange (d) red and purple
  34. 34.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) neutral colour (c) tertiary colour
  35. 35.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  36. 36.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) red and green (d) blue and green
  38. 38.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary

Answer key

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

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