Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 168 · 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: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) arm swings in a curve (c) slow move, more frames (d) fast move, fewer frames
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a breath before a shout (c) wind-up before a kick (d) crouch before a jump
5. 5.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
6. 6.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a breath before a shout (c) crouch before a jump (d) ball squashes on landing
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) hair swings after a stop
11. 11.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) ears flop after landing (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a jelly squishes flat
12. 12.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) arm swings in a curve
13. 13.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a lift starts gently (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a head turns in a curve (d) arm pulls back to throw
14. 14.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
16. 16.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a thrown ball curves (c) crouch before a jump (d) a lift starts gently
17. 17.Which of these shows arcs? (a) crouch before a jump (b) slow move, more frames (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a thrown ball curves
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
20. 20.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) crouch before a jump (c) wind-up before a kick (d) heavy things move slowly
22. 22.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) wind-up before a kick (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) tail wags after a halt
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a lift starts gently
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) arm swings in a curve (d) crouch before a jump
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) ears flop after landing (c) a head turns in a curve (d) hair swings after a stop
29. 29.Which of these is about timing? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) ears flop after landing (c) tail wags after a halt (d) more frames near stops
30. 30.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) crouch before a jump (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) tail wags after a halt
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
32. 32.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a thrown ball curves (c) heavy things move slowly (d) ears flop after landing
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
34. 34.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a lift starts gently (d) a head turns in a curve
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) arm swings in a curve (d) cape keeps moving on
38. 38.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ears flop after landing (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a head turns in a curve
39. 39.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through

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