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