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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 381 · 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 green (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) green and yellow
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) blue-purple (b) blue-green (c) yellow (d) red-purple
  4. 4.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) red (b) blue-green (c) green (d) yellow-orange
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) purple (b) blue-purple (c) blue-green (d) yellow-green
  8. 8.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  10. 10.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red (b) red-purple (c) yellow-green (d) yellow-orange
  12. 12.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  14. 14.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) green and red (c) yellow and purple (d) purple and yellow
  15. 15.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and orange (d) blue and green
  17. 17.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) purple and yellow
  18. 18.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and purple (d) green and yellow
  19. 19.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  21. 21.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) green and red
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) purple (b) orange (c) green (d) red-orange
  24. 24.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  26. 26.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and green (d) green and yellow
  28. 28.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) orange (c) purple (d) red-orange
  30. 30.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) yellow-orange (d) orange
  31. 31.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue (c) red-orange (d) orange
  32. 32.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) green and red (d) blue and orange
  34. 34.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  35. 35.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) red and purple (d) purple and yellow
  40. 40.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair

Answer key

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

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