Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 572 · 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: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
4. 4.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
5. 5.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
6. 6.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
7. 7.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it lighter”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
8. 8.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, yellow, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, green, blue
9. 9.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
10. 10.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, yellow, blue
11. 11.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) glows with its own light
13. 13.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) mixing makes it darker
14. 14.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) all three lights (b) blue and green (c) green and blue (d) red and blue
15. 15.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
16. 16.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
17. 17.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make white
20. 20.🖥️🎨 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
21. 21.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 red
22. 22.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red
23. 23.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) yellow (c) white (d) grey
24. 24.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) green (c) blue
25. 25.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) green and red (d) blue and red
27. 27.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
28. 28.🖥️🎨 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
29. 29.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
30. 30.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, yellow, blue
31. 31.🖥️🎨 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
32. 32.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) all three lights
33. 33.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) blue and red (c) red and blue (d) green and red
35. 35.🖥️🎨 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
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and green (c) green and blue (d) red and blue
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True

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