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Complementary Colours Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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