Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 102 · 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.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
2. 2.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) uses red, green, blue
4. 4.🖥️🎨 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
5. 5.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
7. 7.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) blue and red (c) red, green and blue (d) red and green
8. 8.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make brown (d) all three make white
11. 11.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) all three lights (b) red, green and blue (c) green and blue (d) red and blue
12. 12.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, green, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, yellow, blue
14. 14.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) all three lights (b) red and blue (c) green and red (d) green and blue
16. 16.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue
17. 17.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and blue (c) green and red (d) blue and red
18. 18.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
20. 20.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) green
21. 21.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
22. 22.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and blue (c) red and green (d) green and blue
23. 23.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
24. 24.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 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
27. 27.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
28. 28.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
29. 29.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🖥️🎨 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
31. 31.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) red, green, blue (d) orange, green, purple
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make white
33. 33.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, yellow, blue
36. 36.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and green
37. 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and blue (b) blue and red (c) red and green (d) red, green and blue
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False

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