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