Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 145 · 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: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make brown
4. 4.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make white
6. 6.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
7. 7.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) glows with its own light (d) needs light to be seen
8. 8.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
9. 9.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
12. 12.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) all three lights (c) red and green (d) green and blue
13. 13.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and red (d) green and red
14. 14.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, yellow, blue (d) black, white, grey
15. 15.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it lighter”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it lighter
17. 17.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red
18. 18.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) all three lights (c) blue and red (d) green and blue
19. 19.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
20. 20.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🖥️🎨 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
22. 22.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it lighter
26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) red and blue (d) red, green and blue
27. 27.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) white (b) grey (c) yellow (d) black
28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, green, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it lighter
32. 32.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes white. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make white (d) all three make brown
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) needs light to be seen (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, green, blue
35. 35.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) black, white, grey (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, green, blue (d) red, yellow, blue
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) all three make white (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, yellow, blue
38. 38.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) glows with its own light
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False

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