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