Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 196 · 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 animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) timing
2. 2.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) shrink to nothing (c) stay about the same (d) double each time
4. 4.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these shows arcs? (a) crouch before a jump (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a thrown ball curves (d) cheeks squash in a grin
6. 6.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
7. 7.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ears flop after landing (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a head turns in a curve (d) crouch before a jump
8. 8.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a car eases to a stop
9. 9.Which of these shows arcs? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a breath before a shout
10. 10.Which of these shows arcs? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a lift starts gently
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) arcs (d) follow-through
12. 12.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎬 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
15. 15.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
17. 17.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) arcs
19. 19.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) crouch before a jump (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a thrown ball curves (d) ball squashes on landing
21. 21.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
23. 23.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
25. 25.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
27. 27.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) more frames near stops (c) a lift starts gently (d) ears flop after landing
30. 30.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) crouch before a jump
31. 31.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is about timing? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) more frames near stops (d) ball squashes on landing
33. 33.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a thrown ball curves (d) fast move, fewer frames
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
37. 37.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a car eases to a stop (d) tail wags after a halt
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
39. 39.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation

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