Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

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

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