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