Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 228 · 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.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) stay about the same (c) change colour (d) shrink to nothing
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a lift starts gently
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
5. 5.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cape keeps moving on (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) ball squashes on landing
7. 7.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) tail wags after a halt (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cape keeps moving on
9. 9.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
10. 10.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
13. 13.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a lift starts gently (c) wind-up before a kick (d) ball squashes on landing
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) cat stretches mid-leap
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a breath before a shout (d) hair swings after a stop
16. 16.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
17. 17.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
18. 18.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a leaping fish curves (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a breath before a shout
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a head turns in a curve (c) cape keeps moving on (d) ears flop after landing
20. 20.True or false: “crouch before a jump” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
22. 22.Which of these shows arcs? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a breath before a shout (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) ball squashes on landing
23. 23.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a head turns in a curve
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
26. 26.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) crouch before a jump (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) heavy things move slowly
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a head turns in a curve (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a jelly squishes flat
29. 29.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a breath before a shout (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) ears flop after landing
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
32. 32.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) cape keeps moving on (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a head turns in a curve
34. 34.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) hair swings after a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) ears flop after landing
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) follow-through
37. 37.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
40. 40.True or false: “a lift starts gently” is about timing. (a) True (b) False

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