Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 835 · 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 cyan. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) blue and red (c) green and blue (d) red, green and blue
3. 3.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) white (c) yellow (d) grey
4. 4.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make brown (d) glows with its own light
5. 5.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) red and green
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
8. 8.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) all three lights (b) red and green (c) blue and red (d) green and blue
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, green, blue
10. 10.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) green
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) uses red, green, blue
13. 13.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) green and red (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and green
14. 14.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) all three lights (c) red and green (d) red and blue
15. 15.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
17. 17.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) needs light to be seen
18. 18.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, green, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) red, yellow, blue
19. 19.🖥️🎨 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
20. 20.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
21. 21.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, green, blue (c) red, yellow, blue (d) orange, green, purple
25. 25.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow
26. 26.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
27. 27.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
32. 32.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
33. 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, green, blue (d) glows with its own light
38. 38.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) all three lights (b) green and red (c) green and blue (d) blue and green
40. 40.🖥️🎨 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

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