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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 537 · 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-purple is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  5. 5.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) red-orange (d) blue
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) red and orange (c) blue and orange (d) orange and blue
  7. 7.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) red and purple (d) yellow and purple
  9. 9.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) secondary colour (c) tertiary colour
  10. 10.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  11. 11.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red (b) red-orange (c) yellow-green (d) yellow
  13. 13.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) green (b) purple (c) red (d) blue
  15. 15.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  17. 17.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red (b) blue-green (c) blue (d) orange
  19. 19.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) duller (c) brighter (d) paler
  23. 23.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  24. 24.True or false: red is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) red and purple
  27. 27.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) opposite each other (c) next to white (d) side by side
  29. 29.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) purple and yellow (c) green and yellow (d) green and red
  33. 33.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) dull, brownish colour (c) primary colour (d) brighter colour
  35. 35.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) red and orange
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and purple (c) red and green (d) green and yellow
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) orange and blue
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) yellow (b) blue-purple (c) red-orange (d) blue-green
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) green and yellow (d) blue and green

Answer key

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

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