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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 595 · 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 and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) yellow and orange
  5. 5.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  6. 6.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) red and green (c) purple and yellow (d) orange and blue
  7. 7.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) blue and purple (d) blue and orange
  9. 9.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red (b) red-orange (c) purple (d) blue-green
  11. 11.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue-purple (b) blue (c) yellow-green (d) orange
  15. 15.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) opposite each other (c) in the centre (d) side by side
  17. 17.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) orange and blue (c) blue and orange (d) purple and yellow
  18. 18.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue-purple (c) yellow (d) red
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) orange and blue
  21. 21.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) duller (c) brighter (d) paler
  23. 23.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  24. 24.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and orange (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and orange
  25. 25.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) purple (b) green (c) blue-purple (d) red-purple
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) green and red (d) purple and yellow
  28. 28.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) purple (d) yellow-green
  30. 30.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and green (c) yellow and purple (d) red and green
  31. 31.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) red and green (d) red and purple
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and purple (d) green and yellow
  33. 33.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) green and red (c) red and orange (d) blue and green
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) green (b) purple (c) red (d) yellow-green
  36. 36.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  37. 37.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and green
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and orange (c) green and yellow (d) orange and blue

Answer key

  1. False
  2. True
  3. True
  4. purple and yellow
  5. complementary pair
  6. red and orange
  7. complementary pair
  8. blue and orange
  9. False
  10. blue-green
  11. True
  12. False
  13. blue
  14. orange
  15. True
  16. opposite each other
  17. yellow and orange
  18. True
  19. blue-purple
  20. yellow and orange
  21. False
  22. brighter
  23. secondary colour
  24. blue and orange
  25. True
  26. red-purple
  27. blue and purple
  28. True
  29. yellow-green
  30. blue and green
  31. red and green
  32. red and green
  33. True
  34. green and red
  35. red
  36. complementary pair
  37. False
  38. True
  39. purple and yellow
  40. orange and blue

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