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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 896 · 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 green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  2. 2.True or false: red is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) orange (b) green (c) red (d) purple
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) red and green (c) blue and orange (d) orange and blue
  6. 6.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) yellow (c) red (d) red-purple
  8. 8.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red (b) yellow (c) red-purple (d) yellow-green
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) red (b) green (c) blue (d) orange
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) red and green
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and purple (c) red and orange (d) red and purple
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) blue-purple (c) red-orange (d) purple
  15. 15.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow-green (c) blue (d) red-orange
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and green (d) green and red
  18. 18.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and red (c) blue and orange (d) orange and blue
  20. 20.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) blue (c) red (d) yellow-orange
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) purple and yellow (c) green and yellow (d) red and purple
  23. 23.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  24. 24.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) brighter (c) paler (d) duller
  25. 25.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  26. 26.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and purple (d) red and green
  29. 29.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) green and red (d) green and yellow
  32. 32.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  33. 33.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) in the centre (c) opposite each other (d) side by side
  35. 35.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) blue and orange (d) blue and purple
  37. 37.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: green is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) red and purple (d) yellow and orange

Answer key

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

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