Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

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

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