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