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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 708 · 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 yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) orange (b) red-purple (c) blue-green (d) purple
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-green (c) blue-purple (d) yellow-orange
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and green (c) yellow and orange (d) orange and blue
  5. 5.True or false: red is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) side by side (c) next to white (d) opposite each other
  7. 7.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and purple (c) red and green (d) purple and yellow
  8. 8.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) blue and purple (c) red and orange (d) blue and green
  10. 10.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and orange (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  12. 12.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) green and red (d) yellow and orange
  14. 14.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) red and green
  15. 15.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and orange (c) green and red (d) yellow and purple
  16. 16.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) yellow-green (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) blue-green
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue (d) red
  19. 19.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue-green (c) red-purple (d) yellow
  21. 21.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) green and yellow
  22. 22.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) green and red (d) red and purple
  23. 23.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and green
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) purple (b) blue (c) orange (d) green
  25. 25.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) blue and green
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and green
  28. 28.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) red and purple (d) orange and blue
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) yellow (b) blue-green (c) blue (d) red-orange
  32. 32.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) invisible (c) duller (d) brighter
  33. 33.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  35. 35.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and green
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) green and red
  39. 39.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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