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