Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

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

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