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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 265 · 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 of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and orange (c) blue and purple (d) green and yellow
  2. 2.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) orange and blue (c) green and yellow (d) blue and green
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow-green (b) green (c) blue (d) yellow
  5. 5.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) yellow-orange (c) blue (d) yellow
  7. 7.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) green and yellow (d) purple and yellow
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  10. 10.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) tertiary colour (c) neutral colour
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red (b) red-orange (c) yellow (d) purple
  12. 12.True or false: red is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  14. 14.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  17. 17.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) blue-green (c) blue-purple (d) purple
  20. 20.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and orange
  21. 21.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) red and green (d) red and purple
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) yellow (b) yellow-orange (c) red (d) blue-purple
  24. 24.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) brighter (c) paler (d) invisible
  26. 26.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and green (d) blue and orange
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) blue (b) red-orange (c) red (d) yellow-orange
  29. 29.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) primary colour (c) brighter colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  30. 30.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  32. 32.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and orange (c) green and red (d) red and green
  33. 33.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  34. 34.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) yellow and orange
  35. 35.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  36. 36.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-green (b) red (c) green (d) blue
  37. 37.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) purple and yellow (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) red and purple (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and purple
  39. 39.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and purple (c) red and orange (d) orange and blue
  40. 40.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary

Answer key

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

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