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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 161 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) red and purple (d) yellow and purple
  2. 2.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  3. 3.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) red-orange (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-green (d) yellow
  7. 7.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) next to white (c) opposite each other (d) side by side
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  10. 10.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  12. 12.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow (b) purple (c) red (d) blue-purple
  14. 14.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  15. 15.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow
  17. 17.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) yellow (b) yellow-orange (c) red-orange (d) green
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) orange (b) blue (c) yellow-green (d) green
  20. 20.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) blue and orange (c) blue and purple (d) red and orange
  24. 24.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  25. 25.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  28. 28.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) green and yellow (c) red and green (d) orange and blue
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) orange and blue (c) red and green (d) blue and purple
  31. 31.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) yellow-orange (b) yellow-green (c) red-purple (d) yellow
  33. 33.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) orange and blue
  34. 34.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red-purple (b) green (c) blue-green (d) red
  37. 37.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and red (c) orange and blue (d) purple and yellow
  38. 38.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) red (b) yellow-green (c) blue (d) green
  40. 40.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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