Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 581 · 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 blue and green light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🖥️🎨 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
6. 6.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it lighter
7. 7.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
10. 10.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue
11. 11.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, green, blue
13. 13.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and green (c) green and blue (d) green and red
14. 14.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and red (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and green (d) green and red
15. 15.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) all three lights
16. 16.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) white (b) grey (c) black (d) yellow
17. 17.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
18. 18.🖥️🎨 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, yellow, blue
20. 20.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) green (c) red
21. 21.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) green and red (c) red, green and blue (d) all three lights
22. 22.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and green (b) red, green and blue (c) all three lights (d) blue and green
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
24. 24.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
25. 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, green, blue
28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) all three lights (b) red, green and blue (c) red and green (d) green and blue
30. 30.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
31. 31.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make white (d) glows with its own light
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make white (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
37. 37.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, yellow, blue
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, yellow, blue
39. 39.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and blue (c) all three lights (d) green and blue
40. 40.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False

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