Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 54 · 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, which lights mix to make white? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and red (d) red and blue
2. 2.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make brown
4. 4.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) blue and red (c) green and blue (d) red and green
5. 5.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💡 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
7. 7.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, green, blue
8. 8.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and blue (b) blue and green (c) red, green and blue (d) green and blue
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make brown (d) glows with its own light
10. 10.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker
11. 11.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
12. 12.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
14. 14.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
15. 15.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
17. 17.🖥️🎨 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
18. 18.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, yellow, blue (c) red, green, blue (d) black, white, grey
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
20. 20.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
21. 21.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it darker”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) all three lights (b) blue and red (c) red and blue (d) blue and green
25. 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, green, blue”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
27. 27.🖥️🎨 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
28. 28.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) blue and red
29. 29.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and red (b) blue and red (c) all three lights (d) red and green
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
33. 33.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make white (d) uses red, green, blue
34. 34.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) green
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) glows with its own light
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False

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