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