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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 364 · 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: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and green (c) orange and blue (d) green and red
  6. 6.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) red and purple
  7. 7.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) brighter (c) invisible (d) paler
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) orange and blue (c) purple and yellow (d) red and purple
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) blue-green (c) yellow (d) blue
  12. 12.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) green and red (d) yellow and orange
  14. 14.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and orange (c) orange and blue (d) purple and yellow
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-orange (c) red-orange (d) purple
  18. 18.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) orange and blue (c) red and green (d) green and red
  19. 19.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  20. 20.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) orange and blue (d) blue and purple
  21. 21.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue
  24. 24.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red (b) yellow-green (c) green (d) blue
  26. 26.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) green and yellow (c) red and green (d) purple and yellow
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) red-purple (b) green (c) red (d) blue-purple
  28. 28.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  29. 29.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) side by side (c) opposite each other (d) next to white
  31. 31.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and green
  33. 33.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) orange (b) yellow (c) blue-green (d) yellow-orange
  36. 36.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) orange and blue
  38. 38.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) brighter colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) primary colour
  39. 39.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple

Answer key

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

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