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