Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 108 · 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: “a head turns in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a lift starts gently (c) crouch before a jump (d) a breath before a shout
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cape keeps moving on (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) ball squashes on landing
5. 5.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a head turns in a curve (d) cat stretches mid-leap
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a breath before a shout (c) wind-up before a kick (d) arm pulls back to throw
7. 7.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
9. 9.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
12. 12.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a thrown ball curves (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) cape keeps moving on
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
14. 14.Which of these shows arcs? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) slow move, more frames (d) arm swings in a curve
15. 15.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) tail wags after a halt (d) ears flop after landing
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
19. 19.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) shrink to nothing (c) stay about the same (d) double each time
20. 20.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) arm swings in a curve (d) ball squashes on landing
22. 22.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is about timing? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a thrown ball curves (d) cat stretches mid-leap
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) timing
25. 25.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) ball squashes on landing
26. 26.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cape keeps moving on
30. 30.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) more frames near stops (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a breath before a shout
31. 31.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) slow move, more frames (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) tail wags after a halt
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) crouch before a jump (c) a thrown ball curves (d) wind-up before a kick
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
35. 35.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
38. 38.Which of these is about timing? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a leaping fish curves (d) fast move, fewer frames
39. 39.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False

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