Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 104 · 40 questions

Creator's tip (Six principles): Squash and stretch = bending shape (the amount stays the same); anticipation = getting ready first. Timing = how many frames a move takes; follow-through = loose parts keep moving after a stop. Slow in and slow out = more frames near the start and end; arcs = curved paths.

1. 1.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
3. 3.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a car eases to a stop (d) crouch before a jump
4. 4.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a lift starts gently
5. 5.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
8. 8.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) more frames near stops (d) cape keeps moving on
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
11. 11.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
14. 14.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a thrown ball curves (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) fast move, fewer frames
15. 15.Which of these is about timing? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) crouch before a jump
16. 16.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) crouch before a jump (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a car eases to a stop
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
18. 18.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) wind-up before a kick (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) hair swings after a stop
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
21. 21.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) crouch before a jump (b) tail wags after a halt (c) ball squashes on landing (d) slow move, more frames
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a lift starts gently (c) ears flop after landing (d) tail wags after a halt
23. 23.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) heavy things move slowly (d) ball squashes on landing
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) ball squashes on landing
28. 28.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) crouch before a jump (c) a leaping fish curves (d) heavy things move slowly
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a breath before a shout (c) wind-up before a kick (d) ball squashes on landing
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) more frames near stops (c) a lift starts gently (d) a car eases to a stop
31. 31.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) crouch before a jump (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) wind-up before a kick
34. 34.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
37. 37.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) change colour (c) stay about the same (d) shrink to nothing
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
39. 39.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) slow move, more frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) wind-up before a kick
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through

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