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