Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 103 · 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 red and green light makes white. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and green (c) red and blue (d) green and blue
3. 3.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) green (c) blue
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
7. 7.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
8. 8.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
10. 10.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) white
11. 11.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) red, green and blue (c) green and blue (d) red and green
12. 12.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
13. 13.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, green, blue
15. 15.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) yellow (c) white (d) grey
16. 16.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make white”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
17. 17.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) red, green and blue (c) red and blue (d) green and blue
19. 19.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) green and red (c) all three lights (d) red and green
20. 20.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
22. 22.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
23. 23.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) red and blue
24. 24.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, yellow, blue
25. 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
27. 27.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and blue (c) blue and red (d) blue and green
31. 31.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, green, blue”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, yellow, blue
33. 33.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) green and red (c) green and blue (d) red, green and blue
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🖥️🎨 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
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, yellow, blue”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
38. 38.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make brown

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