Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 140 · 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 animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
3. 3.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) more frames near stops (c) a lift starts gently (d) a leaping fish curves
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
6. 6.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) arm swings in a curve (d) heavy things move slowly
9. 9.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a lift starts gently (b) ears flop after landing (c) more frames near stops (d) a leaping fish curves
10. 10.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) arm swings in a curve (c) crouch before a jump (d) hair swings after a stop
11. 11.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a leaping fish curves (d) more frames near stops
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
13. 13.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
16. 16.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
17. 17.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
19. 19.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a lift starts gently (d) cheeks squash in a grin
21. 21.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) arm swings in a curve (c) slow move, more frames (d) tail wags after a halt
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) timing
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) slow move, more frames
26. 26.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a head turns in a curve (d) heavy things move slowly
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) tail wags after a halt (c) wind-up before a kick (d) cape keeps moving on
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a breath before a shout (d) arm pulls back to throw
31. 31.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) slow move, more frames (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) cat stretches mid-leap
34. 34.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is about timing? (a) slow move, more frames (b) ears flop after landing (c) a lift starts gently (d) ball squashes on landing
36. 36.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a breath before a shout
37. 37.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) double each time (c) shrink to nothing (d) stay about the same
38. 38.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) crouch before a jump (b) slow move, more frames (c) a lift starts gently (d) a head turns in a curve
39. 39.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) tail wags after a halt (c) cape keeps moving on (d) cat stretches mid-leap
40. 40.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False

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