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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 368 · 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 blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) purple and yellow (c) red and orange (d) blue and orange
  4. 4.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) red-orange (c) yellow-orange (d) orange
  5. 5.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) orange and blue (c) red and orange (d) red and green
  8. 8.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and green (c) green and yellow (d) green and red
  9. 9.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  10. 10.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  11. 11.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and purple (d) orange and blue
  12. 12.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) pure white (c) primary colour (d) brighter colour
  14. 14.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) opposite each other (c) side by side (d) in the centre
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) yellow-green (b) orange (c) green (d) yellow
  16. 16.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) blue and orange (c) red and green (d) red and purple
  17. 17.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  19. 19.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) red and orange
  20. 20.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and orange (c) blue and purple (d) red and orange
  22. 22.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  23. 23.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow-green (b) blue-green (c) yellow (d) red-purple
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow-orange (c) blue-green (d) red-orange
  26. 26.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) invisible (c) brighter (d) duller
  27. 27.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  29. 29.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and purple (c) blue and green (d) red and green
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) red-purple (d) yellow
  32. 32.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  34. 34.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  38. 38.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) red (b) orange (c) blue-purple (d) yellow
  40. 40.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red-orange (b) red-purple (c) red (d) yellow-orange

Answer key

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

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