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