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