Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 141 · 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 of these is about timing? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) wind-up before a kick (c) ears flop after landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
2. 2.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) tail wags after a halt (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a leaping fish curves
3. 3.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
6. 6.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
8. 8.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) wind-up before a kick (c) tail wags after a halt (d) arm swings in a curve
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
10. 10.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) double each time (c) change colour (d) shrink to nothing
11. 11.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) cape keeps moving on (d) crouch before a jump
14. 14.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) cat stretches mid-leap
16. 16.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) tail wags after a halt (d) hair swings after a stop
17. 17.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a thrown ball curves (c) ears flop after landing (d) cape keeps moving on
19. 19.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
21. 21.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) ears flop after landing (c) slow move, more frames (d) fast move, fewer frames
23. 23.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
25. 25.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) crouch before a jump (c) cape keeps moving on (d) fast move, fewer frames
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
28. 28.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
29. 29.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a leaping fish curves (c) heavy things move slowly (d) fast move, fewer frames
30. 30.Which of these shows arcs? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) wind-up before a kick (c) slow move, more frames (d) a head turns in a curve
31. 31.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
36. 36.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
39. 39.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
40. 40.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False

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