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