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