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