Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 178 · 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.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) arcs
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) slow move, more frames
4. 4.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) cape keeps moving on (c) crouch before a jump (d) ball squashes on landing
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a lift starts gently (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) ball squashes on landing
6. 6.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
8. 8.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) crouch before a jump
11. 11.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) crouch before a jump (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a breath before a shout
13. 13.Which of these is about timing? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a leaping fish curves (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) ears flop after landing
14. 14.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) arm pulls back to throw
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
16. 16.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) ball squashes on landing (c) slow move, more frames (d) arm pulls back to throw
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) timing
19. 19.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
22. 22.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) cape keeps moving on (c) crouch before a jump (d) a breath before a shout
25. 25.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is about timing? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) ears flop after landing (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) arm swings in a curve
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a head turns in a curve (d) hair swings after a stop
30. 30.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a car eases to a stop
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) heavy things move slowly (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) cheeks squash in a grin
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a lift starts gently (d) more frames near stops
33. 33.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
35. 35.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
38. 38.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a thrown ball curves (c) cape keeps moving on (d) hair swings after a stop
39. 39.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation

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