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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 852 · 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.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) yellow-orange (b) red (c) red-purple (d) orange
  2. 2.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) green and yellow (c) green and red (d) orange and blue
  4. 4.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  6. 6.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and purple
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red-purple (b) blue-purple (c) purple (d) blue-green
  9. 9.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  11. 11.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and purple (c) green and red (d) yellow and orange
  12. 12.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) secondary colour (c) tertiary colour
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) red-purple (d) red
  15. 15.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) orange and blue (d) blue and green
  18. 18.True or false: green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) yellow and purple (d) red and orange
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red-purple (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-green (d) purple
  21. 21.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  22. 22.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) pure white (d) primary colour
  23. 23.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) red-orange (b) green (c) yellow-orange (d) blue
  25. 25.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  30. 30.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) side by side (c) opposite each other (d) next to white
  31. 31.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) blue and green (d) yellow and purple
  32. 32.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) red and purple
  34. 34.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) orange and blue
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) red and green (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and purple
  37. 37.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) paler (c) duller (d) brighter
  38. 38.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red-orange (b) green (c) red (d) blue

Answer key

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

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