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