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