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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 541 · 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: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  3. 3.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) green (b) yellow-orange (c) red-orange (d) orange
  5. 5.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) green and yellow (c) red and green (d) yellow and purple
  6. 6.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) primary colour (c) brighter colour (d) pure white
  7. 7.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
  8. 8.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) red and green
  10. 10.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  14. 14.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) paler (c) duller (d) brighter
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red-purple (b) orange (c) purple (d) blue
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) purple (b) blue-green (c) green (d) blue
  17. 17.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red (b) purple (c) yellow-green (d) green
  20. 20.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and red (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and orange
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) red and orange
  24. 24.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) red-orange
  25. 25.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red (b) green (c) yellow-orange (d) blue-green
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and green (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and purple
  28. 28.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  29. 29.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  30. 30.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) orange and blue
  32. 32.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  34. 34.True or false: green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) red and orange
  36. 36.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and yellow (c) red and green (d) purple and yellow
  38. 38.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  39. 39.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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