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Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 952 · 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 red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) orange, green, purple (b) black, white, grey (c) red, yellow, blue (d) red, green, blue
  3. 3.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and blue (b) red and green (c) all three lights (d) red and blue
  4. 4.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
  7. 7.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) black, white, grey (c) red, green, blue (d) red, yellow, blue
  8. 8.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) all three make brown
  9. 9.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
  10. 10.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🖥️🎨 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
  12. 12.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🖥️🎨 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
  14. 14.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) green
  15. 15.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes white. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make white”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
  17. 17.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
  18. 18.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) glows with its own light (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, yellow, blue
  22. 22.🖥️🎨 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
  23. 23.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
  24. 24.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
  26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) green and red (d) all three lights
  27. 27.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) white (b) grey (c) black (d) yellow
  30. 30.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
  32. 32.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) all three lights (c) blue and red (d) red and blue
  33. 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and red (b) blue and red (c) blue and green (d) all three lights
  35. 35.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
  36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) green and blue (c) red and green (d) red and blue
  38. 38.🖥️🎨 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
  39. 39.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, yellow, blue
  40. 40.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make brown

Answer key

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

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