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, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, green, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, yellow, blue (d) black, white, grey
- 2.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) glows with its own light (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
- 3.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
- 4.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) green and blue (c) blue and green (d) red and blue
- 5.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and blue (c) green and red (d) blue and red
- 6.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) black, white, grey (c) red, yellow, blue (d) red, green, blue
- 8.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) uses red, green, blue
- 9.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
- 10.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) red and blue (c) all three lights (d) green and blue
- 11.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
- 12.🖥️🎨 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
- 13.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make white”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
- 14.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) needs light to be seen (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make white
- 16.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) needs light to be seen (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make white
- 17.🖥️🎨 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
- 18.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it darker”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
- 19.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
- 20.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) white (c) yellow (d) grey
- 21.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
- 23.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and blue (b) all three lights (c) red and blue (d) green and red
- 24.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
- 25.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
- 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) all three lights
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make brown (d) glows with its own light
- 28.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
- 29.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
- 31.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) all three lights (c) red and blue (d) red and green
- 32.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and red (d) green and blue
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it darker
- 35.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
- 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.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make white
- 38.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) all three make white (d) needs light to be seen
Answer key
- red, green, blue
- glows with its own light
- True
- red and blue
- red, green and blue
- True
- red, yellow, blue
- uses red, green, blue
- False
- all three lights
- cyan
- paint on paper
- light on a screen
- False
- needs light to be seen
- needs light to be seen
- light on a screen
- paint on paper
- True
- black
- False
- True
- green and blue
- all three make brown
- yellow
- green and red
- all three make brown
- magenta
- False
- mixing makes it lighter
- red and green
- blue and red
- mixing makes it darker
- glows with its own light
- True
- light on a screen
- uses red, yellow, blue
- True
- uses red, yellow, blue
- all three make white
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