Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 575 · 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 green and red light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🖥️🎨 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
3. 3.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
4. 4.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and blue (c) blue and green (d) green and red
5. 5.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) blue and red (c) red, green and blue (d) red and green
6. 6.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
8. 8.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make brown
11. 11.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) needs light to be seen
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, yellow, blue
14. 14.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) blue and red (c) red and green (d) all three lights
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, green, blue
16. 16.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) mixing makes it lighter
19. 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) green
21. 21.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “glows with its own light”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) black, white, grey (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, green, blue (d) red, yellow, blue
27. 27.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) yellow (c) white (d) black
28. 28.🖥️🎨 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
29. 29.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) red and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) green and blue
30. 30.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) red, yellow, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) orange, green, purple
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it darker (d) mixing makes it lighter
32. 32.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
34. 34.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) green and blue (c) blue and red (d) green and red
35. 35.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
36. 36.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make brown”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
37. 37.🖥️🎨 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
38. 38.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
39. 39.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white

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