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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 989 · 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: blue is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  3. 3.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  4. 4.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  5. 5.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) purple (b) yellow (c) orange (d) red
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) red and orange
  8. 8.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) brighter (c) invisible (d) duller
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) red and green (d) red and purple
  10. 10.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) yellow and purple
  11. 11.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) pure white (c) dull, brownish colour (d) brighter colour
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) purple (b) blue-green (c) orange (d) yellow-orange
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) blue and green
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue (c) orange (d) purple
  15. 15.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) neutral colour (c) tertiary colour
  16. 16.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) orange and blue (c) red and purple (d) green and yellow
  18. 18.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) green and red (d) green and yellow
  20. 20.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) opposite each other (c) in the centre (d) side by side
  21. 21.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and green (c) yellow and purple (d) green and yellow
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) purple (c) yellow-green (d) red-purple
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) blue and purple (c) green and yellow (d) red and green
  24. 24.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) blue-purple (b) green (c) red-purple (d) blue
  27. 27.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  30. 30.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  32. 32.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) yellow-green (c) green (d) blue-green
  35. 35.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue (d) blue-green
  37. 37.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. complementary pair
  3. red and green
  4. complementary pair
  5. complementary pair
  6. red
  7. yellow and purple
  8. brighter
  9. red and purple
  10. yellow and purple
  11. dull, brownish colour
  12. orange
  13. blue and green
  14. blue
  15. secondary colour
  16. False
  17. orange and blue
  18. False
  19. green and red
  20. opposite each other
  21. green and yellow
  22. blue-purple
  23. red and green
  24. True
  25. False
  26. red-purple
  27. False
  28. True
  29. blue and orange
  30. True
  31. complementary pair
  32. False
  33. complementary pair
  34. yellow-orange
  35. False
  36. blue-green
  37. False
  38. True
  39. True
  40. False

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