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