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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 592 · 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.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) green and red
  2. 2.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) secondary colour (c) tertiary colour
  3. 3.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) orange and blue (d) blue and green
  4. 4.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) blue-purple (b) blue (c) green (d) yellow-orange
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) blue and purple
  7. 7.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) blue (b) yellow-orange (c) green (d) orange
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-green (b) green (c) purple (d) yellow
  10. 10.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) red and green (d) green and yellow
  12. 12.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) blue and orange
  13. 13.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue (c) orange (d) red-orange
  14. 14.True or false: red is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) green (b) yellow-orange (c) purple (d) yellow
  17. 17.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) green and red (d) yellow and orange
  18. 18.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow-green (b) orange (c) green (d) red
  21. 21.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) dull, brownish colour (c) brighter colour (d) primary colour
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) blue-green (b) orange (c) red-purple (d) red-orange
  23. 23.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) in the centre (c) side by side (d) opposite each other
  25. 25.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  27. 27.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  28. 28.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) purple (b) orange (c) red (d) blue-green
  30. 30.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  31. 31.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) yellow and purple (d) green and yellow
  32. 32.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  33. 33.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow (b) red (c) yellow-green (d) red-orange
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) green and red (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and green
  36. 36.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) duller (c) paler (d) invisible

Answer key

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

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