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