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