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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 555 · 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) yellow and purple (b) blue and green (c) red and purple (d) blue and purple
  2. 2.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  3. 3.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) green and red (d) green and yellow
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and green (c) green and yellow (d) blue and purple
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue-purple (b) red-purple (c) red-orange (d) blue
  6. 6.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue-green (d) yellow-green
  9. 9.True or false: red is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) red-orange (b) blue (c) purple (d) blue-purple
  13. 13.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  15. 15.True or false: green is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) orange and blue (c) green and red (d) blue and orange
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and orange (c) green and red (d) orange and blue
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) purple and yellow
  20. 20.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  22. 22.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) blue (b) yellow-orange (c) yellow-green (d) green
  24. 24.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and orange (c) blue and purple (d) red and purple
  25. 25.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.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
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) red and green
  28. 28.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) dull, brownish colour (c) primary colour (d) brighter colour
  29. 29.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) blue (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-orange (d) yellow-green
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and orange (c) green and yellow (d) red and purple
  32. 32.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red (b) green (c) yellow (d) blue-green
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red-orange (b) blue-green (c) purple (d) red
  35. 35.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: green is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  40. 40.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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