Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 308 · 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: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
4. 4.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) all three lights (c) green and blue (d) blue and red
9. 9.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) red and blue (c) red and green (d) green and blue
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
11. 11.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it lighter
12. 12.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make white (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make brown
13. 13.🖥️🎨 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
14. 14.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make brown
15. 15.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and blue (b) all three lights (c) blue and red (d) red and green
17. 17.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
19. 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) all three lights (c) green and red (d) blue and red
21. 21.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
22. 22.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) all three lights (c) red and blue (d) red, green and blue
23. 23.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it lighter”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
24. 24.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) needs light to be seen
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
26. 26.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “glows with its own light”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
33. 33.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) blue (c) red
34. 34.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) all three lights
35. 35.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, green, blue (c) red, yellow, blue (d) orange, green, purple
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue
38. 38.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🖥️🎨 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
40. 40.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False

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