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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 665 · 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.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) yellow (b) blue-purple (c) red-purple (d) red-orange
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and purple (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
  5. 5.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  6. 6.True or false: green is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  8. 8.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) red and green (d) blue and green
  9. 9.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) green and yellow (d) green and red
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) green (b) blue (c) blue-purple (d) yellow-orange
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) red-orange (c) yellow-orange (d) orange
  12. 12.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) purple (d) red
  14. 14.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and green (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and orange
  16. 16.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) blue and orange (c) blue and purple (d) green and yellow
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) red-purple (d) yellow-green
  19. 19.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and green (c) green and yellow (d) blue and green
  21. 21.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  22. 22.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) purple and yellow
  23. 23.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) red and green
  25. 25.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  26. 26.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and purple (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and purple
  31. 31.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  32. 32.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  34. 34.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and orange (c) orange and blue (d) purple and yellow
  36. 36.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) orange and blue
  38. 38.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
  39. 39.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) yellow and purple

Answer key

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

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