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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 342 · 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: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) duller (c) invisible (d) paler
  4. 4.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) green and yellow (d) orange and blue
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) green (b) blue-green (c) yellow-orange (d) red-orange
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) yellow-green (c) red (d) yellow
  11. 11.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and green (c) orange and blue (d) blue and purple
  12. 12.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  13. 13.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  14. 14.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) green and red
  15. 15.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  16. 16.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and green
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) orange and blue (d) red and green
  19. 19.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) blue and purple (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  20. 20.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and orange (c) red and orange (d) blue and green
  21. 21.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) green and red
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) red (b) yellow (c) red-purple (d) green
  25. 25.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) opposite each other (c) next to white (d) in the centre
  26. 26.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  27. 27.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  28. 28.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) purple and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) red and purple
  30. 30.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  32. 32.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) primary colour (c) pure white (d) dull, brownish colour
  33. 33.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) orange and blue (d) blue and purple
  35. 35.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  36. 36.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  37. 37.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) orange and blue (c) red and green (d) yellow and purple
  39. 39.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  40. 40.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow-green (b) green (c) yellow (d) blue-green

Answer key

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

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