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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 645 · 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.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  2. 2.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) red and orange
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) blue (c) red (d) green
  5. 5.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  8. 8.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) in the centre (c) next to white (d) side by side
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) orange (b) red (c) red-purple (d) blue
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) red (b) orange (c) green (d) blue-green
  11. 11.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) orange and blue (c) purple and yellow (d) red and green
  12. 12.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) yellow (c) orange (d) blue
  14. 14.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) green and red (d) green and yellow
  17. 17.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) pure white (c) dull, brownish colour (d) primary colour
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and orange (d) green and red
  19. 19.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  20. 20.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  22. 22.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) red-orange
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) green (b) yellow-orange (c) purple (d) blue-green
  24. 24.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) paler (c) duller (d) brighter
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and red (c) green and yellow (d) red and orange
  29. 29.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-green (b) blue-purple (c) purple (d) orange
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) green and red (d) blue and purple
  33. 33.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) green (b) blue-green (c) yellow (d) orange
  35. 35.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: green is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) red and purple
  38. 38.True or false: green is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue-green (b) red-orange (c) green (d) red
  40. 40.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and green (c) orange and blue (d) green and yellow

Answer key

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

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