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