Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 512 · 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.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
2. 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) red and green (c) red and blue (d) red, green and blue
3. 3.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) blue and red (c) green and blue (d) green and red
4. 4.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
5. 5.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) white (b) yellow (c) black (d) grey
6. 6.💡 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
7. 7.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
10. 10.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) red, green and blue
11. 11.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make brown
16. 16.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
17. 17.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) cyan
18. 18.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
19. 19.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
20. 20.🖥️🎨 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
21. 21.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) red, green and blue (d) green and red
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
24. 24.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make white
26. 26.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🖥️🎨 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
28. 28.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
29. 29.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) green (c) blue
30. 30.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
32. 32.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and green (c) all three lights (d) red and blue
33. 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, yellow, blue
36. 36.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) blue and red (d) all three lights
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) mixing makes it darker (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make white
38. 38.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True

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