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