Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 63 · 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.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) green
3. 3.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, green, blue”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
4. 4.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) white
5. 5.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it lighter
8. 8.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
9. 9.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) white (c) grey (d) black
11. 11.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
12. 12.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🖥️🎨 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
15. 15.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
16. 16.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it lighter
18. 18.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
21. 21.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make white
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, green, blue
23. 23.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
24. 24.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) red, green, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) orange, green, purple
25. 25.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) glows with its own light (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker
31. 31.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
32. 32.🖥️🎨 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
33. 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) all three lights (b) blue and red (c) green and red (d) green and blue
35. 35.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and red (b) blue and green (c) all three lights (d) red, green and blue
37. 37.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) all three lights
38. 38.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
39. 39.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, green, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) red, yellow, blue
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False

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