Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 171 · 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 shows arcs? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) ball squashes on landing (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) wind-up before a kick
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
3. 3.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
4. 4.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) more frames near stops (b) crouch before a jump (c) a thrown ball curves (d) arm pulls back to throw
5. 5.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
7. 7.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
9. 9.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) stay about the same (c) double each time (d) shrink to nothing
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a thrown ball curves (d) arm swings in a curve
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
12. 12.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
14. 14.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
15. 15.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a breath before a shout (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cat stretches mid-leap
16. 16.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) tail wags after a halt (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a head turns in a curve
17. 17.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) arcs
21. 21.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
25. 25.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) slow move, more frames (b) wind-up before a kick (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cat stretches mid-leap
26. 26.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
28. 28.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a thrown ball curves (d) arm pulls back to throw
29. 29.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a thrown ball curves (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) ball squashes on landing
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
32. 32.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
34. 34.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cheeks squash in a grin
35. 35.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) crouch before a jump (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) arm swings in a curve
36. 36.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a car eases to a stop (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a breath before a shout (d) arm pulls back to throw

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