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