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