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