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