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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 307 · 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-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) red and orange
  3. 3.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  4. 4.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  5. 5.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) red and orange
  7. 7.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and orange (c) orange and blue (d) green and red
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and green (d) green and red
  9. 9.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) next to white (c) side by side (d) opposite each other
  11. 11.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) duller (c) paler (d) invisible
  12. 12.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and orange (d) green and red
  14. 14.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) red-orange (b) yellow (c) blue (d) blue-green
  16. 16.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and green (c) blue and orange (d) blue and purple
  19. 19.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) orange and blue
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) orange and blue (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and purple
  21. 21.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and green (c) orange and blue (d) green and red
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red (b) yellow-orange (c) blue-green (d) green
  23. 23.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) blue and green (d) orange and blue
  25. 25.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) yellow-green (b) green (c) red-orange (d) purple
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) red and purple (d) blue and purple
  28. 28.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  30. 30.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) orange (b) red (c) red-orange (d) red-purple
  32. 32.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue (d) red-orange
  33. 33.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and green
  34. 34.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  35. 35.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) green and yellow (c) red and orange (d) red and purple
  36. 36.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and orange (c) blue and green (d) yellow and orange
  37. 37.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) orange (b) purple (c) blue (d) yellow
  40. 40.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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