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