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