Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

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

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