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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 928 · 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 a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) blue and green (c) yellow and orange (d) red and purple
  2. 2.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and purple (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and purple
  4. 4.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) next to white (c) side by side (d) opposite each other
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow-green (c) blue (d) red-purple
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) red (b) blue (c) orange (d) yellow
  7. 7.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) green and yellow (c) red and orange (d) yellow and purple
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) green and yellow (c) purple and yellow (d) orange and blue
  9. 9.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) green (d) blue
  12. 12.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) yellow (b) purple (c) orange (d) blue
  15. 15.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and red (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  17. 17.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) blue and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) yellow and orange (d) red and green
  19. 19.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red (b) purple (c) yellow-green (d) yellow
  22. 22.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and green (c) orange and blue (d) red and green
  23. 23.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  24. 24.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) red and green (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  25. 25.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) invisible (c) brighter (d) paler
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) yellow (b) yellow-orange (c) purple (d) green
  28. 28.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  29. 29.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  31. 31.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  32. 32.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and red (c) blue and orange (d) orange and blue
  37. 37.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow (b) yellow-orange (c) blue (d) purple
  38. 38.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (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) blue and green (b) red and green (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and orange

Answer key

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

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