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