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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 524 · 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.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-orange (c) purple (d) blue
  2. 2.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and green (c) green and yellow (d) green and red
  4. 4.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) red and green
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) red and purple
  7. 7.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) next to white (c) in the centre (d) side by side
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) green and yellow (c) blue and green (d) orange and blue
  9. 9.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  10. 10.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow
  12. 12.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) invisible (c) duller (d) brighter
  14. 14.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and green (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue (b) yellow-green (c) red-purple (d) blue-purple
  16. 16.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and purple (c) orange and blue (d) blue and green
  19. 19.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  21. 21.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange
  24. 24.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) yellow-orange (b) purple (c) blue-green (d) green
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) blue (b) yellow-green (c) blue-purple (d) green
  28. 28.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) neutral colour (c) tertiary colour
  29. 29.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  30. 30.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  31. 31.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow (b) red (c) yellow-orange (d) purple
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) red and purple (d) yellow and orange
  34. 34.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and orange
  38. 38.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  39. 39.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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