Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 436 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make brown
2. 2.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
3. 3.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) uses red, yellow, blue
5. 5.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make white
7. 7.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
8. 8.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🖥️🎨 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
10. 10.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, yellow, blue (c) red, green, blue (d) black, white, grey
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it darker (d) mixing makes it lighter
12. 12.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
13. 13.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
15. 15.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
17. 17.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) blue and red (c) all three lights (d) blue and green
19. 19.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make white (d) glows with its own light
20. 20.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it darker
21. 21.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
23. 23.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make white”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
24. 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, yellow, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, green, blue
26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and blue (b) green and blue (c) green and red (d) red, green and blue
27. 27.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, green, blue (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) needs light to be seen
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
31. 31.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) red and blue (c) red and green (d) green and red
32. 32.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) white (c) grey (d) black
33. 33.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
36. 36.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make white
38. 38.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and red (d) all three lights

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