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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 959 · 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 blue? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) yellow (d) yellow-green
  2. 2.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) yellow-orange
  3. 3.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) red and purple
  5. 5.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  6. 6.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and green (c) red and purple (d) blue and purple
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) green and red (d) yellow and orange
  8. 8.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  9. 9.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) orange and blue
  10. 10.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  12. 12.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red-orange (b) blue-purple (c) red-purple (d) blue
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and green (c) blue and orange (d) green and red
  15. 15.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) paler (c) brighter (d) invisible
  19. 19.True or false: red is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  21. 21.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) yellow-green (d) blue
  23. 23.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) pure white (d) primary colour
  24. 24.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) blue-green (b) yellow (c) purple (d) blue-purple
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) red and purple
  27. 27.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) yellow-green (c) yellow-orange (d) orange
  29. 29.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) red and orange (d) yellow and purple
  32. 32.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  35. 35.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) green and yellow
  37. 37.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and orange (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  39. 39.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and purple (c) blue and purple (d) blue and green
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) purple and yellow

Answer key

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

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