Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet
Artist's tip (Light adds, paint darkens): On a screen (light): red + green = yellow, green + blue = cyan, red + blue = magenta, all three = white. With paint: red + yellow = orange, blue + yellow = green, red + blue = purple, all three = brown. Light gets lighter as you mix; paint gets darker. Screen primaries: red, green, blue; paint primaries: red, yellow, blue.
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- 1.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) needs light to be seen (d) glows with its own light
- 2.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
- 3.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
- 5.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make brown”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
- 6.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, green, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, yellow, blue
- 7.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) green and blue (c) green and red (d) red, green and blue
- 8.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make white”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
- 9.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) red and blue
- 10.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
- 11.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) red and green
- 12.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
- 13.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, green, blue
- 14.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
- 15.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, green, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, yellow, blue
- 16.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
- 18.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) blue and red (c) red, green and blue (d) green and red
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) uses red, green, blue
- 21.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) green (c) blue
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
- 23.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
- 24.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
- 25.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “needs light to be seen”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
- 26.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
- 27.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
- 28.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and red (b) green and blue (c) green and red (d) red and green
- 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make white (d) all three make brown
- 31.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
- 32.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, green, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make brown
- 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “glows with its own light”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
- 35.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
- 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, green, blue”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
- 38.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, green, blue (d) black, white, grey
- 39.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
- 40.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
Answer key
- glows with its own light
- False
- yellow
- mixing makes it lighter
- paint on paper
- uses red, yellow, blue
- green and red
- light on a screen
- red and green
- False
- blue and green
- False
- all three make brown
- white
- red, green, blue
- True
- True
- red, green and blue
- all three make brown
- mixing makes it darker
- green
- uses red, green, blue
- False
- cyan
- paint on paper
- False
- magenta
- green and blue
- True
- all three make white
- False
- uses red, green, blue
- True
- light on a screen
- magenta
- False
- light on a screen
- red, yellow, blue
- yellow
- needs light to be seen
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