Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 272 · 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: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) green
3. 3.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
4. 4.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) green and red (c) all three lights (d) blue and green
5. 5.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
8. 8.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) all three lights (b) blue and red (c) blue and green (d) red and green
10. 10.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make white (d) glows with its own light
11. 11.🖥️🎨 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
12. 12.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
14. 14.💡 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
15. 15.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, yellow, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) red, green, blue
18. 18.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make white (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
19. 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) glows with its own light
21. 21.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and green (b) red, green and blue (c) red and blue (d) green and red
22. 22.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes white. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
27. 27.🖥️🎨 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
28. 28.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) yellow (c) black (d) white
29. 29.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue
30. 30.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) green and blue (c) red and green (d) red and blue
31. 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
34. 34.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) uses red, yellow, blue
35. 35.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) uses red, green, blue
37. 37.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) needs light to be seen
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False

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