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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 976 · 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 red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) yellow and purple
  3. 3.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) red and purple
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-green (c) orange (d) blue-green
  5. 5.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow (b) blue-green (c) red-purple (d) red
  7. 7.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and orange (c) green and red (d) yellow and purple
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-green (b) blue-purple (c) purple (d) green
  10. 10.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and orange (d) red and purple
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) green and red (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and orange
  14. 14.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) green and red
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) green (b) purple (c) blue-green (d) blue
  17. 17.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue (c) red-orange (d) orange
  21. 21.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) green and red (d) blue and orange
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) yellow-orange (b) yellow-green (c) red-purple (d) blue-green
  23. 23.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) next to white (c) side by side (d) in the centre
  24. 24.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and purple (d) purple and yellow
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) yellow and purple (c) red and purple (d) orange and blue
  27. 27.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  28. 28.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) orange and blue
  29. 29.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  32. 32.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and green (c) yellow and orange (d) yellow and purple
  34. 34.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) duller (c) paler (d) brighter
  35. 35.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) red and green (d) green and yellow
  36. 36.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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