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