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