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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 421 · 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 and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) side by side (c) in the centre (d) next to white
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and purple
  5. 5.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  6. 6.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) orange and blue
  7. 7.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) paler (c) invisible (d) duller
  8. 8.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) blue and purple (d) green and red
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) red and purple
  11. 11.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) red-orange (d) blue
  13. 13.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) primary colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) brighter colour
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) blue-purple (c) yellow (d) yellow-orange
  15. 15.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) blue and orange
  21. 21.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) green (c) purple (d) red-orange
  23. 23.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) secondary colour (c) neutral colour
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue (b) green (c) blue-purple (d) blue-green
  25. 25.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and green (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and orange
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) red (b) purple (c) yellow (d) blue
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) red and purple
  29. 29.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and green
  32. 32.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and purple (c) yellow and purple (d) yellow and orange
  33. 33.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  34. 34.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  36. 36.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  38. 38.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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