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