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