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