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