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