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