Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 660 · 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.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and green (d) red and green
2. 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) green and blue (c) blue and green (d) blue and red
3. 3.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
5. 5.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) uses red, green, blue
6. 6.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
7. 7.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “needs light to be seen”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
8. 8.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
9. 9.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue
10. 10.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make white
11. 11.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 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
13. 13.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
14. 14.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
15. 15.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) green
16. 16.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it darker
18. 18.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🖥️🎨 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
20. 20.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) black (c) yellow (d) white
21. 21.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) all three lights (b) red and green (c) red, green and blue (d) green and blue
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
24. 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) green and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) green and red
27. 27.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make white (d) needs light to be seen
29. 29.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) red, yellow, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) orange, green, purple
33. 33.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
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.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
39. 39.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True

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