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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 197 · 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.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) yellow (b) red-purple (c) blue-green (d) green
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) orange (b) yellow (c) red (d) red-orange
  3. 3.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue
  5. 5.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) next to white (c) side by side (d) in the centre
  9. 9.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) green and red (c) red and orange (d) blue and orange
  10. 10.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  11. 11.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) blue and purple
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) red (c) red-purple (d) blue-purple
  16. 16.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and orange (c) orange and blue (d) green and red
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue-purple (b) red (c) blue-green (d) blue
  18. 18.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) blue and orange (c) red and purple (d) purple and yellow
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) orange and blue
  23. 23.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) orange and blue (d) purple and yellow
  26. 26.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and orange (c) red and purple (d) red and orange
  29. 29.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) brighter (c) duller (d) invisible
  32. 32.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) brighter colour (c) pure white (d) primary colour
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) green and red (d) blue and purple
  34. 34.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  36. 36.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  37. 37.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and purple
  38. 38.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  39. 39.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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