What color do you get when you smoosh red and yellow paint together?
APurple
BGreen
COrange
DWhite
Red and yellow make orange! The more red you add, the more reddish-orange it becomes. The more yellow you add, the more yellowish-orange it becomes.
Question 2 True / False
If you mix all your paint colors together, you will get a rainbow.
TTrue
FFalse
Answer: False
Mixing all the paint colors together usually makes brown or a muddy gray color, not a rainbow. A rainbow keeps all the colors separate and lined up in order.
Question 3 Multiple Choice
You want to make a light blue color. You have blue paint and white paint. What should you do?
AAdd a lot of blue to a little white
BAdd a little blue to a lot of white
CMix blue with yellow
DYou cannot make light blue
To make a light blue, start with white paint and add just a little bit of blue. Adding white to any color makes it lighter. The less blue you add, the lighter the blue will be.
Question 4 True / False
Once you mix two paint colors together, you can separate them back into the original colors.
TTrue
FFalse
Answer: False
Once paint colors are mixed together, they stay mixed! You cannot pull the red back out of orange. That is why it is fun to experiment — each mix is a one-way trip to a new color.
Question 5 Short Answer
You are trying to make the exact green of a leaf you found outside. Describe what you would do with your blue and yellow paint to get closer to that green.
Think about your answer, then reveal below.
Model answer: I would start by mixing blue and yellow together to see what green I get. Then I would compare it to the leaf. If my green is too blue, I would add more yellow. If it is too yellow, I would add more blue. I might also add a tiny bit of white if the leaf is lighter, or a tiny bit of black if it is darker.
A good answer shows the process of experimenting — mixing, comparing, and adjusting. It demonstrates that there are many possible greens and you get to the one you want by changing how much of each color you add.