Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 108 · 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, green and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it darker
4. 4.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) green and blue (c) blue and red (d) all three lights
5. 5.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) orange, green, purple (b) black, white, grey (c) red, yellow, blue (d) red, green, blue
8. 8.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
9. 9.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
10. 10.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
11. 11.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make brown”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
13. 13.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and blue (c) red and blue (d) blue and green
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
15. 15.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) black (c) yellow (d) white
17. 17.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
18. 18.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🖥️🎨 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
20. 20.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🖥️🎨 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
22. 22.🖥️🎨 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
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🖥️🎨 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
26. 26.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make brown (d) all three make white
28. 28.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make white (d) uses red, yellow, blue
30. 30.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and blue (c) green and red (d) blue and red
31. 31.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) red and blue (d) green and blue
32. 32.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) black, white, grey (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, yellow, blue (d) red, green, blue
33. 33.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it lighter
35. 35.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make white (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it lighter
36. 36.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) red and blue (c) red and green (d) blue and red
37. 37.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make brown
38. 38.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, green, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make white
39. 39.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
40. 40.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True

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