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Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 549 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. white
  2. light on a screen
  3. True
  4. False
  5. False
  6. red, green and blue
  7. False
  8. all three make white
  9. all three lights
  10. mixing makes it lighter
  11. cyan
  12. False
  13. mixing makes it darker
  14. red, green, blue
  15. blue and green
  16. magenta
  17. uses red, yellow, blue
  18. False
  19. magenta
  20. False
  21. yellow
  22. green and red
  23. yellow
  24. True
  25. yellow
  26. red, yellow, blue
  27. True
  28. mixing makes it darker
  29. False
  30. glows with its own light
  31. paint on paper
  32. False
  33. paint on paper
  34. glows with its own light
  35. True
  36. False
  37. True
  38. red and green
  39. mixing makes it lighter
  40. green and blue

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