Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 117 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a leaping fish curves (d) tail wags after a halt
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
3. 3.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
5. 5.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
7. 7.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) shrink to nothing (c) change colour (d) stay about the same
8. 8.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a thrown ball curves (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) ball squashes on landing
10. 10.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) ears flop after landing (c) wind-up before a kick (d) arm swings in a curve
11. 11.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a leaping fish curves (d) cat stretches mid-leap
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) more frames near stops (d) a leaping fish curves
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) slow move, more frames (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) fast move, fewer frames
16. 16.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) more frames near stops (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) cape keeps moving on (d) wind-up before a kick
18. 18.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) tail wags after a halt (d) wind-up before a kick
20. 20.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) crouch before a jump (c) arm swings in a curve (d) wind-up before a kick
23. 23.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
25. 25.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a car eases to a stop (d) arm swings in a curve
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
28. 28.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) slow move, more frames (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a lift starts gently
29. 29.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
30. 30.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) wind-up before a kick (d) hair swings after a stop
32. 32.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) ball squashes on landing
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
35. 35.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) follow-through
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
39. 39.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation

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