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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 322 · 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-green? (a) red-orange (b) blue (c) red-purple (d) yellow-orange
  2. 2.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) red and purple
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and green (d) green and yellow
  5. 5.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) orange and blue (d) blue and green
  7. 7.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) blue and orange
  8. 8.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) next to white (c) in the centre (d) opposite each other
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) green (d) purple
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) red and purple
  11. 11.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) blue and green (c) red and purple (d) green and yellow
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue (c) red-purple (d) yellow-green
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) green (b) purple (c) yellow (d) blue
  15. 15.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  16. 16.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  17. 17.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) brighter (c) paler (d) duller
  18. 18.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  19. 19.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) purple and yellow (c) red and purple (d) orange and blue
  20. 20.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue
  22. 22.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) primary colour (c) brighter colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  24. 24.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and green (c) green and yellow (d) blue and purple
  25. 25.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) red and purple (d) orange and blue
  26. 26.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) red and orange
  29. 29.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and purple (c) green and red (d) blue and orange
  33. 33.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  34. 34.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) yellow-green (b) red-purple (c) orange (d) blue-purple
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  37. 37.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) yellow and orange
  39. 39.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair

Answer key

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

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