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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 707 · 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: orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and orange (c) blue and orange (d) red and green
  4. 4.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  6. 6.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  7. 7.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) green and red (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and orange
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) purple and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) green and red
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) red and orange (d) orange and blue
  10. 10.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) pure white (c) primary colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  11. 11.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  12. 12.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) blue and purple (c) red and orange (d) yellow and orange
  14. 14.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  15. 15.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) red and green (d) blue and green
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow (c) orange (d) blue-green
  17. 17.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) next to white (c) opposite each other (d) side by side
  18. 18.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) green (b) blue-purple (c) blue-green (d) red-purple
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) blue and purple
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) purple (b) red (c) green (d) orange
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) orange (b) red-purple (c) green (d) yellow
  23. 23.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and purple
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue-green (c) yellow (d) blue
  25. 25.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  27. 27.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) yellow-green (d) blue
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and orange (d) green and yellow
  31. 31.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and orange (d) red and green
  32. 32.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  33. 33.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) duller (c) invisible (d) brighter
  34. 34.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-green (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-orange (d) orange
  36. 36.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) blue
  37. 37.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and green (c) yellow and orange (d) yellow and purple
  39. 39.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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