Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

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

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