Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 233 · 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.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
3. 3.Which of these shows arcs? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a car eases to a stop (d) arm swings in a curve
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) ball squashes on landing
5. 5.Which of these shows arcs? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a leaping fish curves (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a car eases to a stop
6. 6.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is about timing? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) hair swings after a stop (c) slow move, more frames (d) cat stretches mid-leap
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
10. 10.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a head turns in a curve (d) slow move, more frames
11. 11.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
13. 13.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
15. 15.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
16. 16.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a leaping fish curves (d) arm swings in a curve
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
20. 20.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
22. 22.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) double each time (c) shrink to nothing (d) stay about the same
24. 24.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a breath before a shout (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) cheeks squash in a grin
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
26. 26.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) slow move, more frames (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) hair swings after a stop (d) fast move, fewer frames
27. 27.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a head turns in a curve (d) ball squashes on landing
30. 30.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a breath before a shout (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) fast move, fewer frames
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
32. 32.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a lift starts gently (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a breath before a shout (d) a jelly squishes flat
35. 35.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) tail wags after a halt
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a breath before a shout

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