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