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