Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 124 · 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) cat stretches mid-leap (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) hair swings after a stop
2. 2.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a leaping fish curves (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a head turns in a curve
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
4. 4.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) hair swings after a stop (d) arm pulls back to throw
5. 5.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) cape keeps moving on (d) slow move, more frames
11. 11.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) crouch before a jump (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cheeks squash in a grin
13. 13.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a car eases to a stop (c) hair swings after a stop (d) crouch before a jump
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
15. 15.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) timing
16. 16.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) slow move, more frames (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) cheeks squash in a grin
18. 18.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a jelly squishes flat
20. 20.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) double each time (c) shrink to nothing (d) change colour
21. 21.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a breath before a shout (d) ball squashes on landing
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) follow-through
26. 26.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) cape keeps moving on (c) hair swings after a stop (d) heavy things move slowly
29. 29.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “more frames near stops” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a car eases to a stop (d) ball squashes on landing
33. 33.Which of these shows arcs? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a leaping fish curves (d) cheeks squash in a grin
34. 34.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) ears flop after landing (d) hair swings after a stop
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
37. 37.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
38. 38.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a breath before a shout (d) crouch before a jump

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