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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 962 · 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) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) green and red (d) blue and green
  2. 2.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and orange (c) red and green (d) green and red
  4. 4.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) red and purple (d) purple and yellow
  6. 6.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-purple (c) red (d) blue-purple
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
  9. 9.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  10. 10.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) red and purple (c) orange and blue (d) green and red
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) purple (c) blue-purple (d) red-purple
  14. 14.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.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
  16. 16.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and orange (c) red and green (d) green and red
  18. 18.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow-orange (b) purple (c) blue-green (d) red
  21. 21.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  22. 22.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red-purple (b) red-orange (c) purple (d) yellow-orange
  25. 25.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) red and orange (d) green and yellow
  26. 26.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and green (d) red and green
  27. 27.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  30. 30.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) blue
  31. 31.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) green and yellow (c) green and red (d) orange and blue
  33. 33.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) secondary colour (c) neutral colour
  38. 38.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and orange (c) red and orange (d) green and yellow
  39. 39.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) green (b) orange (c) blue (d) red

Answer key

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

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