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