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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 294 · 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.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) purple (b) yellow (c) orange (d) yellow-green
  3. 3.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) invisible (c) brighter (d) paler
  4. 4.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) green and red (c) orange and blue (d) red and green
  6. 6.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) orange and blue
  7. 7.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) purple and yellow
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) red-purple (b) orange (c) blue (d) red
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) red and green
  11. 11.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) primary colour (c) brighter colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  13. 13.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red-purple (b) green (c) yellow-orange (d) red
  15. 15.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) blue and purple (c) red and orange (d) yellow and orange
  16. 16.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) opposite each other (c) in the centre (d) side by side
  17. 17.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  18. 18.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) orange
  19. 19.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  20. 20.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) green (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) blue-green
  22. 22.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow-orange (c) purple (d) blue-green
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) green and red (d) orange and blue
  26. 26.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  30. 30.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  32. 32.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  33. 33.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) red (c) orange (d) red-orange
  34. 34.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) red and orange
  37. 37.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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