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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 981 · 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: green is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and green
  3. 3.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) yellow and orange (c) orange and blue (d) purple and yellow
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-green (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) green
  5. 5.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  7. 7.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  8. 8.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) blue and green
  10. 10.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) primary colour (c) brighter colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) purple (b) blue (c) green (d) yellow-orange
  12. 12.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) green and red (c) red and purple (d) yellow and orange
  14. 14.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) red and purple
  15. 15.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  18. 18.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) purple (b) yellow-orange (c) yellow (d) orange
  20. 20.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) brighter (c) duller (d) paler
  21. 21.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and green
  23. 23.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) red and green (d) red and orange
  25. 25.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  28. 28.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  29. 29.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  30. 30.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) red and green (d) red and orange
  32. 32.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  33. 33.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) opposite each other (c) next to white (d) side by side
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) yellow and purple
  35. 35.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) blue-green (b) purple (c) yellow-orange (d) red-orange
  39. 39.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary

Answer key

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

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