Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 180 · 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 white. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and red
4. 4.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
5. 5.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
7. 7.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
9. 9.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
11. 11.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) blue (c) red
12. 12.🖥️🎨 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
13. 13.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, green, blue”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
14. 14.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
16. 16.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and red (d) green and red
17. 17.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, yellow, blue
18. 18.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and blue (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) all three lights
20. 20.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, green, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) red, yellow, blue
21. 21.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, yellow, blue
27. 27.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
28. 28.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and green (b) red and blue (c) blue and red (d) green and red
29. 29.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) green and red (c) red and blue (d) red, green and blue
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes white. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make brown (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, green, blue
33. 33.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) red and green (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and green
34. 34.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make white
35. 35.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, yellow, blue
38. 38.🖥️🎨 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
39. 39.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, green, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it lighter

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