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