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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 772 · 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) red and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) red and green
  2. 2.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) orange and blue (c) green and red (d) red and purple
  5. 5.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) purple and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange
  9. 9.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and purple (c) green and yellow (d) purple and yellow
  10. 10.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
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) red-purple (b) red (c) yellow (d) green
  12. 12.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) green and red (d) blue and green
  13. 13.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  14. 14.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  16. 16.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) yellow and orange (d) purple and yellow
  19. 19.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  20. 20.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) orange (b) red-purple (c) green (d) yellow-green
  22. 22.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) blue and green
  25. 25.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) green and red (d) blue and green
  28. 28.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) yellow and purple (c) orange and blue (d) green and yellow
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and purple (c) orange and blue (d) red and green
  30. 30.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue-purple (c) red-orange (d) red-purple
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) green (b) yellow-green (c) blue-purple (d) red-orange
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue-green (b) green (c) orange (d) red
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) blue and orange (d) green and yellow
  34. 34.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  35. 35.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) blue and orange (c) red and green (d) green and red
  36. 36.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) blue (c) red-purple (d) yellow-orange
  37. 37.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow-green (b) green (c) yellow (d) red
  38. 38.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) orange and blue

Answer key

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

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