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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 802 · 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) green and red (b) blue and orange (c) red and purple (d) yellow and purple
  2. 2.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and orange (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  3. 3.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and red (c) blue and orange (d) purple and yellow
  4. 4.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) yellow-green (b) green (c) red-purple (d) red
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-green (c) red (d) blue
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) blue and purple
  8. 8.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) paler (c) brighter (d) invisible
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue (b) purple (c) orange (d) yellow-green
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and purple (c) red and green (d) yellow and purple
  12. 12.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) red and orange
  14. 14.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue (c) orange (d) red-orange
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) red and green (d) green and yellow
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and purple (c) yellow and purple (d) green and yellow
  17. 17.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  19. 19.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow-orange (b) red (c) red-purple (d) green
  21. 21.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) green and yellow
  23. 23.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  24. 24.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) primary colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) pure white
  25. 25.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and green (d) green and yellow
  26. 26.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  27. 27.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  28. 28.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) blue-purple (b) orange (c) blue-green (d) red-purple
  32. 32.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  33. 33.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) yellow-green (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) yellow-orange
  34. 34.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) blue and orange
  36. 36.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) next to white (c) in the centre (d) opposite each other
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) orange and blue (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) blue and purple (c) green and yellow (d) purple and yellow

Answer key

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

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