Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 744 · 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: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
4. 4.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) red and blue
5. 5.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
8. 8.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) red and blue (c) blue and red (d) all three lights
9. 9.🖥️🎨 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
10. 10.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
11. 11.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, green, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, yellow, blue
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make white
13. 13.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) all three lights (b) red, green and blue (c) green and red (d) blue and red
15. 15.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
17. 17.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) all three make white (d) needs light to be seen
18. 18.🖥️🎨 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
19. 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it darker
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, green, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it lighter
22. 22.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
23. 23.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, yellow, blue
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) all three make white (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) needs light to be seen
25. 25.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) uses red, yellow, blue
26. 26.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
27. 27.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🖥️🎨 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
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) all three lights (c) red and green (d) red and blue
31. 31.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and green (c) green and blue (d) red and green
32. 32.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) white (b) yellow (c) grey (d) black
33. 33.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🖥️🎨 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
37. 37.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) red, green and blue (c) green and red (d) red and blue
38. 38.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
39. 39.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) green
40. 40.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True

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