Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 970 · 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 darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
4. 4.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) all three lights (c) green and blue (d) green and red
6. 6.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, yellow, blue
7. 7.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make white (d) all three make brown
10. 10.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make brown
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.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
16. 16.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
17. 17.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and red (c) red and green (d) green and red
19. 19.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) white (c) yellow (d) black
20. 20.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, yellow, blue
22. 22.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) red, yellow, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) black, white, grey
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
26. 26.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, yellow, blue
28. 28.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make white (d) all three make brown
29. 29.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) red, green and blue (d) green and blue
30. 30.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and blue (c) green and blue (d) red and green
31. 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes white. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make brown”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
33. 33.🖥️🎨 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
34. 34.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🖥️🎨 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) glows with its own light (d) needs light to be seen
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) uses red, yellow, blue
38. 38.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter

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