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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 618 · 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 and orange — this is a complementary pair. (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) green and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange
  4. 4.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  5. 5.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) tertiary colour (c) neutral colour
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and green (c) purple and yellow (d) green and yellow
  7. 7.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) invisible (c) paler (d) duller
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) green and red
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) red and orange (d) orange and blue
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and green (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and green
  11. 11.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  12. 12.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) side by side (c) opposite each other (d) next to white
  13. 13.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) red and orange
  18. 18.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) green and red
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red (b) red-orange (c) purple (d) orange
  21. 21.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  22. 22.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  24. 24.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue (c) orange (d) red-orange
  25. 25.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-orange (b) red (c) red-purple (d) green
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red-orange (b) blue (c) purple (d) green
  29. 29.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) green and yellow
  30. 30.True or false: green is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-purple (c) purple (d) blue-purple
  34. 34.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  35. 35.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) red and orange
  36. 36.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  37. 37.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) red and purple
  39. 39.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and orange (c) green and yellow (d) red and purple
  40. 40.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) red and green

Answer key

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

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