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Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 94 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. False
  2. uses red, green, blue
  3. blue and green
  4. cyan
  5. False
  6. all three make white
  7. False
  8. red and blue
  9. red, green, blue
  10. magenta
  11. yellow
  12. True
  13. False
  14. paint on paper
  15. uses red, yellow, blue
  16. mixing makes it darker
  17. light on a screen
  18. True
  19. green
  20. yellow
  21. white
  22. False
  23. True
  24. uses red, yellow, blue
  25. glows with its own light
  26. blue and red
  27. mixing makes it lighter
  28. True
  29. False
  30. all three make white
  31. False
  32. red and green
  33. all three make brown
  34. uses red, green, blue
  35. yellow
  36. green and red
  37. True
  38. magenta
  39. black
  40. False

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