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.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
- 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and blue (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) blue and red
- 3.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) glows with its own light (d) needs light to be seen
- 4.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
- 5.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) blue and red (d) red, green and blue
- 6.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
- 7.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) blue and red
- 8.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
- 9.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make white (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
- 11.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, green, blue
- 12.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it darker (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it lighter
- 13.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) red, green and blue (c) all three lights (d) green and red
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
- 15.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
- 16.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) False (b) True
- 17.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) green and blue (c) blue and red (d) red and green
- 18.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
- 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🖥️🎨 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
- 21.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, green, blue (d) glows with its own light
- 23.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
- 24.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) all three make white (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker
- 25.🖥️🎨 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
- 26.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🖥️🎨 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
- 28.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
- 30.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, green, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, yellow, blue
- 31.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) grey (c) black (d) white
- 32.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🖥️🎨 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
- 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, yellow, blue
- 36.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) glows with its own light (d) needs light to be seen
- 37.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
- 38.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) red and blue (c) blue and green (d) green and blue
- 39.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- False
- green and blue
- needs light to be seen
- mixing makes it lighter
- blue and green
- white
- red and green
- white
- cyan
- all three make white
- red, yellow, blue
- mixing makes it darker
- green and red
- uses red, green, blue
- False
- True
- blue and red
- yellow
- False
- light on a screen
- False
- needs light to be seen
- False
- all three make white
- light on a screen
- True
- light on a screen
- cyan
- mixing makes it darker
- red, green, blue
- black
- True
- paint on paper
- True
- uses red, yellow, blue
- glows with its own light
- magenta
- red and blue
- True
- True
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