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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 604 · 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.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  2. 2.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  4. 4.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and red (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and green
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and green
  7. 7.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and orange (c) green and yellow (d) red and orange
  8. 8.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  10. 10.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) yellow-green (d) blue
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and green (c) green and yellow (d) blue and green
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) green (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) blue
  14. 14.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  16. 16.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and green (c) yellow and orange (d) red and green
  17. 17.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) brighter (c) duller (d) invisible
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red-orange (b) purple (c) yellow-orange (d) red
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) blue and purple (c) blue and green (d) yellow and orange
  20. 20.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red-orange (b) blue-green (c) orange (d) yellow-green
  23. 23.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) blue
  26. 26.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) blue (b) green (c) red-purple (d) yellow
  28. 28.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  29. 29.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and green (c) red and purple (d) yellow and purple
  30. 30.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and purple (c) red and orange (d) blue and green
  31. 31.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) next to white (c) in the centre (d) side by side
  34. 34.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red-purple (b) red-orange (c) purple (d) red
  36. 36.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  37. 37.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) red (c) blue (d) yellow-green
  40. 40.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair

Answer key

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

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