Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 656 · 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: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) blue and red (d) red and blue
3. 3.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
4. 4.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
5. 5.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) white
7. 7.🖥️🎨 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
8. 8.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, yellow, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) red, green, blue
11. 11.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue
12. 12.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) red, green and blue
14. 14.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and red (b) green and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) red and blue
15. 15.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, green, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) red, yellow, blue (d) orange, green, purple
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
18. 18.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
19. 19.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, green, blue
21. 21.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) green
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) needs light to be seen
24. 24.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) blue and red (d) all three lights
25. 25.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
26. 26.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it darker”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
27. 27.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it lighter”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
28. 28.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
29. 29.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make white
30. 30.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and blue (b) red and green (c) all three lights (d) green and blue
31. 31.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, yellow, blue
32. 32.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) green and red (d) red and blue
33. 33.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) grey (c) white (d) black
34. 34.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make brown (d) glows with its own light
35. 35.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
36. 36.🖥️🎨 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
37. 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
39. 39.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) glows with its own light
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white

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