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