Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

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

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