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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 728 · 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 of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) green and yellow (c) red and orange (d) yellow and purple
  2. 2.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) red-purple (b) yellow-green (c) red (d) orange
  9. 9.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and purple (d) red and green
  11. 11.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  12. 12.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) green and yellow (d) blue and purple
  16. 16.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and orange (c) blue and orange (d) purple and yellow
  17. 17.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) blue and orange (d) red and orange
  18. 18.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  19. 19.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  20. 20.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and purple (c) green and red (d) blue and purple
  21. 21.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) green and red (c) yellow and orange (d) orange and blue
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red-purple (b) blue-green (c) red (d) red-orange
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) red and orange (d) orange and blue
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and green (c) blue and purple (d) green and red
  26. 26.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) side by side (c) next to white (d) opposite each other
  28. 28.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  29. 29.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and yellow (c) blue and green (d) yellow and purple
  31. 31.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  33. 33.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red-purple (b) blue-purple (c) blue-green (d) red
  35. 35.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) blue-green (b) orange (c) purple (d) green
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) orange and blue (c) green and red (d) blue and green
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and purple (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange

Answer key

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

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