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