Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 219 · 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: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
2. 2.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a lift starts gently (b) ears flop after landing (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a jelly squishes flat
3. 3.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) wind-up before a kick (c) crouch before a jump (d) a head turns in a curve
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a lift starts gently
6. 6.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a breath before a shout (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) fast move, fewer frames
7. 7.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) heavy things move slowly (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a breath before a shout
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves
9. 9.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
10. 10.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
12. 12.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
16. 16.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
19. 19.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a lift starts gently (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) ball squashes on landing
20. 20.Which of these is about timing? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) ball squashes on landing (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a jelly squishes flat
21. 21.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) crouch before a jump (d) cheeks squash in a grin
23. 23.True or false: “more frames near stops” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
28. 28.Which of these shows arcs? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a head turns in a curve (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) ears flop after landing
29. 29.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
30. 30.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
34. 34.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a leaping fish curves (c) slow move, more frames (d) fast move, fewer frames
37. 37.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) arcs
40. 40.Which of these is about timing? (a) a lift starts gently (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) ball squashes on landing (d) heavy things move slowly

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