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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 978 · 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.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) opposite each other (c) next to white (d) side by side
  2. 2.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) red and purple (d) red and orange
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and purple
  5. 5.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and green (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and green
  8. 8.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) red and purple (d) orange and blue
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow (b) purple (c) red (d) blue-purple
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-green (b) blue (c) red (d) blue-purple
  11. 11.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  13. 13.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) yellow-orange (b) purple (c) yellow (d) red-orange
  15. 15.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) blue and green
  20. 20.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and purple (c) blue and purple (d) blue and green
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) blue-green (b) red (c) yellow (d) red-orange
  24. 24.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  25. 25.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  26. 26.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) red and purple (d) orange and blue
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  28. 28.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  29. 29.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  30. 30.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) blue and purple
  32. 32.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  33. 33.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) yellow-orange (c) red-orange (d) orange
  36. 36.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) orange and blue
  38. 38.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) red and orange
  39. 39.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) red and purple (d) purple and yellow

Answer key

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

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