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