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