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