Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 543 · 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 all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) glows with its own light
3. 3.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and red (d) blue and green
4. 4.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
5. 5.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🖥️🎨 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
7. 7.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and green (b) all three lights (c) red, green and blue (d) green and blue
8. 8.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue
11. 11.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make white (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, yellow, blue
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, green, blue (d) uses red, yellow, blue
13. 13.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) red, yellow, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) black, white, grey
14. 14.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) all three lights (d) green and red
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
18. 18.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
22. 22.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
23. 23.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make brown (d) all three make white
24. 24.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) needs light to be seen
27. 27.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
28. 28.🖥️🎨 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
29. 29.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
31. 31.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) blue and red (c) red and green (d) red, green and blue
32. 32.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, yellow, blue”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
33. 33.🖥️🎨 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
34. 34.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
35. 35.🖥️🎨 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
36. 36.🖥️🎨 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
37. 37.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) red and blue
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True

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