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