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