Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 320 · 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 blue and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make white (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker
4. 4.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
6. 6.🖥️🎨 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
7. 7.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, green, blue
9. 9.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) green and blue (c) red and blue (d) red and green
10. 10.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “glows with its own light”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
13. 13.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) black (c) white (d) grey
15. 15.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
16. 16.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) red and blue (c) green and red (d) green and blue
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
18. 18.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) blue and red (c) green and red (d) blue and green
20. 20.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) all three lights (c) green and red (d) blue and red
21. 21.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
23. 23.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) red (c) blue
24. 24.🖥️🎨 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, yellow, blue
26. 26.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 darker (d) mixing makes it lighter
27. 27.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) red, green, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) black, white, grey
28. 28.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
30. 30.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and blue (b) green and red (c) green and blue (d) all three lights
31. 31.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) all three make brown
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) glows with its own light
33. 33.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) all three lights (c) blue and red (d) green and blue
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) glows with its own light
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make white
38. 38.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
39. 39.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False

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