Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

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

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