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