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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 701 · 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: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: green is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and purple
  4. 4.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue (d) red-orange
  6. 6.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  7. 7.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  9. 9.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  10. 10.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) red and orange
  11. 11.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) duller (c) paler (d) brighter
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) red (b) orange (c) yellow-green (d) blue-green
  14. 14.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) blue and green
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) red and green
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) blue-green (b) red-orange (c) blue-purple (d) yellow
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange
  18. 18.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) neutral colour (c) tertiary colour
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) purple (b) orange (c) blue (d) red-purple
  20. 20.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) red and orange
  21. 21.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  22. 22.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue-purple (d) blue-green
  25. 25.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) yellow-orange (c) yellow (d) blue
  27. 27.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and green (c) yellow and purple (d) red and orange
  28. 28.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) green and red (d) green and yellow
  30. 30.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) yellow (c) red-purple (d) orange
  31. 31.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) orange (b) blue (c) yellow-green (d) green
  33. 33.True or false: green is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) in the centre (c) next to white (d) opposite each other
  36. 36.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow-orange (b) yellow-green (c) red (d) orange
  37. 37.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and orange (d) orange and blue
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow (b) blue-green (c) yellow-green (d) red-orange
  40. 40.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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