Animation and Video Worksheet: Final Test
Creator's tip (Find the topic, use the idea): Find the topic: animation, design or video. Use that lesson’s rule — frames = seconds × fps; pixels = width × height; clips add up. For choices, ask what the job needs: the place, the feeling, the file, the reader or your privacy.
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- 1.🌈 Adding white to a colour makes a … (a) tint (b) pixel (c) shade (d) border
- 2.Which of these best fits 9:16? (a) a tall phone video (b) a widescreen TV (c) an older TV screen (d) a widescreen slide
- 3.True or false: to skip the sound check is a poor sound habit. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) write a short script (b) storyboard your shots (c) edit the clips (d) choose your idea
- 5.🧸 A stop-motion film plays at 10 photos per second. How many photos do you need for 5 seconds?
- 6.🎨 A shape with curved, free edges like a leaf is … (a) a font (b) an organic shape (c) a margin (d) a geometric shape
- 7.🎞️ A spinning drum with pictures inside and slits to look through is … (a) a storyboard (b) a microphone (c) a zoetrope (d) a flipbook
- 8.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) no idea (b) every idea (c) one clear idea (d) ten ideas
- 9.🎬 An animation at 12 fps is drawn “on twos” (each drawing is shown for 2 frames). How many drawings are needed for 2 seconds?
- 10.🌀 A zoetrope has 12 pictures round its drum and spins 4 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
- 11.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: your full name is safe to share. (a) True (b) False
- 13.📋 A storyboard looks most like … (a) a map (b) a shopping list (c) a comic strip (d) a calendar
- 14.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) in many fonts (b) hidden (c) tiny and pale (d) big and bold
- 15.🔑 An animator draws keyframes on frame 20 and frame 28. How many in-between frames are there between them?
- 16.🎵 Sounds added in editing, like a door slam, are called … (a) pixels (b) subtitles (c) keyframes (d) sound effects
- 17.📋 A 36-second film is planned with one panel for every 2 seconds. How many panels does the storyboard need?
- 18.🔢 To make a stop-motion film, what comes right after “build the set and models”? (a) move the model a little (b) take one photo (c) play the photos fast (d) fix the camera in place
- 19.✂️ You split an 18-second clip at the 7-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
- 20.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
- 21.True or false: “keep hands out of shots” is a poor stop-motion tip. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
- 23.True or false: your school badge should be kept private. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔢 To make a flipbook, which is the LAST step? (a) draw the first page (b) pick a simple idea (c) flip with your thumb (d) repeat to the last page
- 25.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🌈 Which colour scheme is “red, yellow and blue”? (a) monochrome (b) complementary (c) triadic (d) analogous
- 27.🟦 Stretching a photo only sideways makes people look … (a) exactly the same (b) more colourful (c) sharper (d) squashed or wide
- 28.✂️ A clip is 45 seconds long. You trim 5 seconds off the start and 4 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
- 29.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses flipbook pages? (a) 3D computer animation (b) 2D drawn animation (c) stop-motion
- 30.True or false: “a fade between clips” is a transition. (a) False (b) True
- 31.⏱️ A 23-second clip is slowed to half speed (slow motion). How long does it last now (in seconds)?
- 32.📋 Script, storyboard or animatic: “a line a character says”? (a) the animatic (b) the storyboard (c) the script
- 33.Which of these is safe to share? (a) your phone number (b) your live location (c) your school name (d) a clay model film
- 34.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “shines from behind”? (a) fill light (b) back light (c) key light
- 35.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
- 36.✂️ You split an 11-second clip at the 5-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
- 37.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) emoji (c) serif fonts (d) sans-serif fonts
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) ball squashes on landing (c) more frames near stops (d) a jelly squishes flat
- 39.🎬 The same movement is played at 12 fps and at 30 fps. Which looks smoother? (a) 30 fps (b) 12 fps
- 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
Answer key
- tint
- a tall phone video
- True
- choose your idea
- 50
- an organic shape
- a zoetrope
- one clear idea
- 12
- 48
- True
- False
- a comic strip
- big and bold
- 7
- sound effects
- 18
- fix the camera in place
- 11
- 1.75
- False
- a bird’s-eye view
- True
- flip with your thumb
- True
- triadic
- squashed or wide
- 36
- 2D drawn animation
- True
- 46
- the script
- a clay model film
- back light
- 0.25
- 6
- serif fonts
- more frames near stops
- 30 fps
- arcs
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