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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 777 · 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.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) red and green
  2. 2.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) orange and blue (c) green and red (d) yellow and purple
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and green (c) yellow and orange (d) red and purple
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and orange (c) green and red (d) purple and yellow
  8. 8.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) orange (d) red-purple
  10. 10.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) duller (c) brighter (d) paler
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) blue-purple (b) red-purple (c) yellow-green (d) yellow
  13. 13.True or false: red is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and red (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  16. 16.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) green and yellow (d) green and red
  17. 17.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) red and purple (d) green and red
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  20. 20.True or false: green is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) yellow-green (c) blue-purple (d) red-orange
  24. 24.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow
  25. 25.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) yellow-green (b) green (c) red-orange (d) red
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) orange and blue (c) blue and green (d) blue and orange
  28. 28.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  29. 29.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  31. 31.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) orange and blue (c) green and yellow (d) red and orange
  32. 32.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) yellow (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) green
  34. 34.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and green (c) red and purple (d) green and red
  37. 37.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) next to white (c) opposite each other (d) in the centre
  38. 38.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  39. 39.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  40. 40.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) green and red

Answer key

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

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