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