Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 100 · 40 questions

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.

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

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