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