Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 975 · 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.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
2. 2.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) needs light to be seen
3. 3.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, green, blue
4. 4.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
5. 5.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) white (c) yellow (d) grey
7. 7.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
8. 8.🖥️🎨 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
10. 10.🖥️🎨 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) glows with its own light
12. 12.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes white. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, yellow, blue
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
16. 16.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) red, yellow, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) orange, green, purple
17. 17.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make white
19. 19.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and red (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) blue and green
20. 20.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
22. 22.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker
25. 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🖥️🎨 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
27. 27.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) uses red, yellow, blue
28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
30. 30.🖥️🎨 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
31. 31.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💡 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
33. 33.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) red, green and blue (d) all three lights
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
39. 39.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False

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