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 all three lights light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
- 2.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, yellow, blue
- 3.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) blue and red (c) red and blue (d) red and green
- 4.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
- 6.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make white (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
- 7.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🖥️🎨 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
- 9.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
- 10.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) red, green and blue (c) red and green (d) green and blue
- 11.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔍 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
- 13.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) all three lights (c) blue and red (d) green and red
- 14.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
- 15.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) cyan
- 16.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
- 17.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, green, blue
- 18.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
- 20.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
- 21.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and blue (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) green and blue
- 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🖥️🎨 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
- 24.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make white
- 27.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) mixing makes it darker (d) needs light to be seen
- 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “glows with its own light”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
- 31.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) mixing makes it lighter
- 32.💡 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
- 33.🖥️🎨 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
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make brown
- 35.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “needs light to be seen”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
- 36.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
- 37.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) blue and red (c) blue and green (d) green and blue
- 38.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
- 39.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
- 40.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it lighter
Answer key
- white
- mixing makes it lighter
- red and green
- False
- True
- all three make white
- False
- paint on paper
- True
- red, green and blue
- False
- glows with its own light
- green and red
- white
- magenta
- cyan
- red, yellow, blue
- yellow
- all three make brown
- magenta
- red and blue
- True
- light on a screen
- True
- False
- uses red, yellow, blue
- True
- mixing makes it lighter
- True
- light on a screen
- mixing makes it darker
- red, green, blue
- paint on paper
- uses red, green, blue
- paint on paper
- True
- blue and red
- False
- all three make brown
- needs light to be seen
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