Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 136 · 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) heavy things move slowly (b) a car eases to a stop (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) slow move, more frames
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
3. 3.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a lift starts gently (b) wind-up before a kick (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) arm swings in a curve
4. 4.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) cape keeps moving on (d) arm pulls back to throw
5. 5.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
7. 7.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) fast move, fewer frames
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
10. 10.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
12. 12.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎬 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
14. 14.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) cape keeps moving on (c) more frames near stops (d) hair swings after a stop
16. 16.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
17. 17.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a lift starts gently
19. 19.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
21. 21.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a car eases to a stop (c) tail wags after a halt (d) crouch before a jump
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
24. 24.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) crouch before a jump (d) more frames near stops
28. 28.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a lift starts gently
29. 29.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a head turns in a curve
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) more frames near stops (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a head turns in a curve
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
36. 36.Which of these is about timing? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) ears flop after landing (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) cape keeps moving on
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
40. 40.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a breath before a shout

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