Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 190 · 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 follow-through? (a) a breath before a shout (b) heavy things move slowly (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a car eases to a stop
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a head turns in a curve (c) crouch before a jump (d) arm pulls back to throw
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
4. 4.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) double each time (c) stay about the same (d) shrink to nothing
5. 5.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a thrown ball curves (c) cape keeps moving on (d) cat stretches mid-leap
6. 6.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
8. 8.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) heavy things move slowly (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) ears flop after landing
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a leaping fish curves (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a breath before a shout
10. 10.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a lift starts gently (c) ears flop after landing (d) a jelly squishes flat
11. 11.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) arcs
15. 15.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
16. 16.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a head turns in a curve
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
19. 19.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a lift starts gently (c) heavy things move slowly (d) crouch before a jump
20. 20.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a breath before a shout (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a lift starts gently
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) arcs
23. 23.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) more frames near stops (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a leaping fish curves
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a breath before a shout
25. 25.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) hair swings after a stop (c) heavy things move slowly (d) arm swings in a curve
26. 26.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) hair swings after a stop (c) ears flop after landing (d) crouch before a jump
28. 28.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) arcs
30. 30.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a leaping fish curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves
32. 32.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
36. 36.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) hair swings after a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) cheeks squash in a grin
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves

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