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