Color is, first, a sensory event. Every color experience begins as a physiological response to a stimulus of light. Colors of light are experienced in two very different ways. The colors on a monitor screen are seen as direct light. The colors of the real world— of printed pages, physical objects, and the surrounding environment— are seen as reflected light.
The perception of colors seen as direct light is straightforward: wavelengths of light reach the eye directly from a light source. The experience of real-world color is a more complex event. Real-world colors are seen indirectly, as light reflected from a surface. For tangible objects and printed pages, light is the cause of color, colorants (like paints, inks, or dyes) are the means used to generate color, and the colors that are seen are the effect.
1. Which of the following statements most accurately captures the main point of the passage?(A) Colors are a sensory event.
(B) Light and color are important.
(C) The way light interacts with color profoundly affects the way we see.
(D) Colors shape our world.
(E) Without light, there would be no color.
2. According to the passage, an example of a colorant would be which of the following?(A) Blue ink
(B) A clear paint gloss
(C) A beam of refracted light
(D) A polish
(E) An optical illusion
3. Which of the following situations is most likely to result in seeing colors in direct light, according to the passage?(A) Viewing a painting under a harsh florescent light.
(B) Using a flashlight to see around a dark path in the forest.
(C) Turning a dim lamp higher to a brighter light.
(D) Watching a streaming service on a laptop.
(E) Using multiple lights to create a warm feeling in a room.
4. Who is the most likely intended audience for this passage?(A) A group of elementary-aged children who are learning about the five senses.
(B) Students in an Introduction to Painting class at a local college.
(C) Scientists who work with color and light as part of their clinical trials protocol.
(D) Attendees at a design conference, attending a workshop on choosing colors for their graphic work.
(E) Secondary education students in an astronomy club.
5. According to the passage, what are the two ways colors of light are seen?(A) Reflected and unreflected
(B) Direct and indirect
(C) Indirect and unreflected
(D) Direct and unreflected.
(E) Reflected and direct
6. The first sentence plays what role in the passage?(A) It provides evidence to prove the thesis.
(B) It is the thesis of the passage.
(C) It is an anecdote that bolsters the thesis.
(D) It is the anticipated counter-argument to the thesis.
(E) It introduces a key concept in understanding light but is not the thesis.