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