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 green (b) all three lights (c) green and red (d) red, green and blue
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
- 3.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) red, green, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) black, white, grey
- 4.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and green (b) red, green and blue (c) green and blue (d) blue and green
- 5.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
- 7.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, green, blue”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
- 8.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) all three lights (b) red and blue (c) green and blue (d) blue and green
- 9.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes white. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make brown
- 12.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
- 13.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
- 14.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
- 15.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
- 16.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
- 17.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, green, blue (d) uses red, yellow, blue
- 18.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
- 20.🖥️🎨 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
- 21.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, yellow, blue
- 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
- 25.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and green (b) blue and red (c) red and blue (d) green and red
- 26.🖥️🎨 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
- 27.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
- 28.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and red (d) green and red
- 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
- 30.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, yellow, blue
- 32.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
- 34.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and green (d) green and red
- 35.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
- 36.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
- 37.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
- 38.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
- 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes white. (a) True (b) False
- 40.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
Answer key
- green and red
- mixing makes it darker
- red, green, blue
- red and green
- False
- uses red, yellow, blue
- light on a screen
- red and blue
- False
- True
- all three make white
- False
- yellow
- mixing makes it darker
- False
- True
- uses red, green, blue
- False
- mixing makes it lighter
- paint on paper
- magenta
- uses red, green, blue
- True
- True
- blue and green
- paint on paper
- True
- blue and red
- True
- yellow
- glows with its own light
- True
- False
- red, green and blue
- white
- magenta
- False
- cyan
- False
- needs light to be seen
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