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