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