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