Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 225 · 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.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) arcs
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) follow-through
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
5. 5.Which of these is about timing? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) arm swings in a curve (d) slow move, more frames
6. 6.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) ears flop after landing (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a thrown ball curves
8. 8.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) change colour (c) stay about the same (d) double each time
9. 9.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
13. 13.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) ears flop after landing (c) a leaping fish curves (d) arm pulls back to throw
14. 14.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a breath before a shout (d) hair swings after a stop
15. 15.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) crouch before a jump (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) hair swings after a stop
16. 16.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a head turns in a curve
18. 18.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
21. 21.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
22. 22.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a thrown ball curves (d) more frames near stops
23. 23.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a lift starts gently (d) arm pulls back to throw
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) heavy things move slowly (c) slow move, more frames (d) fast move, fewer frames
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ball squashes on landing (c) slow move, more frames (d) cheeks squash in a grin
27. 27.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a lift starts gently (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a thrown ball curves
29. 29.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
31. 31.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
33. 33.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) hair swings after a stop (d) arm swings in a curve
35. 35.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) crouch before a jump
36. 36.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
39. 39.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch

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