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