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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 63 · 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: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-green (b) green (c) red-orange (d) blue-purple
  3. 3.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue (b) red-orange (c) blue-green (d) purple
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and green (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange
  6. 6.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  7. 7.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow-orange (c) purple (d) yellow-green
  9. 9.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  11. 11.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) green and yellow (d) red and purple
  12. 12.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  14. 14.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) duller (c) brighter (d) invisible
  15. 15.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) pure white (c) primary colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  17. 17.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) red and green
  18. 18.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) red-purple (b) blue (c) red (d) green
  20. 20.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) orange
  21. 21.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) orange (b) blue (c) red (d) yellow-orange
  23. 23.True or false: red is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  26. 26.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  28. 28.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) yellow and purple
  30. 30.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) next to white (c) opposite each other (d) in the centre
  31. 31.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) yellow (b) blue-green (c) red-orange (d) orange
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) purple and yellow
  34. 34.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) yellow-orange (b) purple (c) orange (d) yellow
  36. 36.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  37. 37.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  39. 39.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and purple
  40. 40.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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