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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 432 · 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-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red-orange (b) green (c) blue-green (d) blue-purple
  5. 5.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) orange and blue (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and orange
  6. 6.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  7. 7.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) green (b) red (c) purple (d) yellow-orange
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) orange (b) blue-purple (c) red-purple (d) red
  10. 10.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) red and purple (d) blue and green
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and red (c) yellow and purple (d) red and purple
  13. 13.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) in the centre (c) next to white (d) opposite each other
  14. 14.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) blue
  15. 15.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and green (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange
  17. 17.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) green and red (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and green
  19. 19.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) yellow and purple
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) green and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) purple and yellow
  23. 23.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) red-orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue
  26. 26.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) green (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) red-purple
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) red (b) blue (c) green (d) orange
  30. 30.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) orange (b) blue-purple (c) green (d) blue-green
  32. 32.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  34. 34.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) purple and yellow
  38. 38.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) pure white (c) brighter colour (d) primary colour
  39. 39.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) green and red (d) blue and green
  40. 40.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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