Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 237 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) glows with its own light
3. 3.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, green, blue
4. 4.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
5. 5.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) white (c) yellow (d) grey
6. 6.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
9. 9.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make white
11. 11.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) red (c) blue
13. 13.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and blue (b) blue and green (c) red, green and blue (d) green and blue
15. 15.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) all three lights (c) green and blue (d) red and green
16. 16.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, yellow, blue
17. 17.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
18. 18.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
19. 19.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
20. 20.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
21. 21.🖥️🎨 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
22. 22.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) blue and red (c) green and red (d) all three lights
23. 23.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it darker (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, yellow, blue
24. 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “needs light to be seen”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
26. 26.🖥️🎨 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
27. 27.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) blue and red
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
29. 29.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and red (b) green and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) red and green
33. 33.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) all three make white (d) needs light to be seen
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) mixing makes it lighter
37. 37.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) all three lights (d) red and blue
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False

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