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