Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 126 · 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: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows anticipation. (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) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
3. 3.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a lift starts gently (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a breath before a shout
4. 4.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) arcs
7. 7.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) more frames near stops (d) a thrown ball curves
8. 8.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a head turns in a curve (d) arm pulls back to throw
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) wind-up before a kick (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) cape keeps moving on
10. 10.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a lift starts gently (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a breath before a shout
11. 11.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) heavy things move slowly (c) slow move, more frames (d) fast move, fewer frames
13. 13.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) arm swings in a curve (c) heavy things move slowly (d) ball squashes on landing
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
15. 15.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) stay about the same (c) double each time (d) shrink to nothing
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
17. 17.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a thrown ball curves
19. 19.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
20. 20.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) arcs
22. 22.Which of these is about timing? (a) slow move, more frames (b) ball squashes on landing (c) wind-up before a kick (d) crouch before a jump
23. 23.Which of these is about timing? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a breath before a shout (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a head turns in a curve
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) slow move, more frames
25. 25.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a head turns in a curve (c) arm swings in a curve (d) cat stretches mid-leap
26. 26.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) more frames near stops
30. 30.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) slow move, more frames (d) fast move, fewer frames
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
34. 34.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) cape keeps moving on (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) wind-up before a kick
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ball squashes on landing (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cat stretches mid-leap
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) follow-through
38. 38.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a leaping fish curves (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a jelly squishes flat
39. 39.Which of these is about timing? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) cape keeps moving on (d) ball squashes on landing
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch

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