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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 692 · 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: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and green (c) yellow and purple (d) purple and yellow
  5. 5.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) in the centre (c) side by side (d) opposite each other
  7. 7.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) red and orange (d) green and red
  9. 9.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  10. 10.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) yellow-green (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) blue-purple
  14. 14.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and purple
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) blue and purple (d) green and red
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and orange
  17. 17.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) green and red (d) red and purple
  18. 18.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow (b) blue-green (c) yellow-green (d) red
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) green (b) red-purple (c) yellow (d) yellow-green
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) yellow-green (b) red (c) yellow (d) blue-purple
  22. 22.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and green (d) green and red
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) red and purple (d) blue and green
  24. 24.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and purple (c) red and orange (d) red and purple
  26. 26.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  28. 28.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) purple (b) blue-green (c) green (d) red-purple
  32. 32.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) red and purple (d) purple and yellow
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue (b) orange (c) red (d) yellow-green
  35. 35.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) blue and purple
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) green and red (d) yellow and purple
  40. 40.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) brighter (c) paler (d) invisible

Answer key

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

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