Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

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

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