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