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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 86 · 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.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) neutral colour (c) tertiary colour
  3. 3.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) next to white (c) in the centre (d) opposite each other
  4. 4.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  5. 5.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  6. 6.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) yellow-orange (c) red-orange (d) orange
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) green and red (c) green and yellow (d) orange and blue
  10. 10.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) red and green (c) purple and yellow (d) green and red
  11. 11.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  12. 12.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and purple (c) green and yellow (d) purple and yellow
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) red (b) blue (c) blue-green (d) red-orange
  15. 15.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) paler (c) duller (d) brighter
  16. 16.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and purple (c) orange and blue (d) green and red
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) yellow-green (b) red-purple (c) yellow (d) green
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) purple and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) yellow and purple
  21. 21.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  24. 24.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and green (c) red and purple (d) yellow and orange
  25. 25.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  26. 26.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) green and yellow (d) blue and orange
  27. 27.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) green and red (c) orange and blue (d) red and green
  30. 30.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) red (b) green (c) blue-purple (d) yellow-green
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) red-orange (b) purple (c) red-purple (d) yellow
  32. 32.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) orange and blue (c) green and yellow (d) purple and yellow
  33. 33.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and orange (c) red and green (d) blue and orange
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) green and red (d) blue and green
  37. 37.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and purple (c) red and green (d) green and yellow
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) blue-green (c) yellow (d) yellow-green
  39. 39.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) orange and blue

Answer key

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

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