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