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