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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 890 · 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.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) orange and blue (d) green and yellow
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue-purple (c) red (d) blue
  4. 4.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) next to white (c) in the centre (d) side by side
  5. 5.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) blue and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) red and green
  8. 8.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and orange (c) orange and blue (d) green and yellow
  9. 9.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) red and green
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) orange (d) red-orange
  12. 12.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  13. 13.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  15. 15.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) purple and yellow (c) red and purple (d) red and green
  17. 17.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  20. 20.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and orange
  23. 23.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and purple (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange
  26. 26.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  27. 27.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) green and yellow (c) green and red (d) blue and orange
  28. 28.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue-green (d) blue-purple
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) yellow and purple
  33. 33.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) green (c) blue (d) yellow
  35. 35.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) red and purple (d) yellow and purple
  37. 37.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) tertiary colour (c) neutral colour
  38. 38.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) brighter colour (c) pure white (d) primary colour
  40. 40.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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