Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 237 · 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 principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
2. 2.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a lift starts gently (b) arm swings in a curve (c) tail wags after a halt (d) ball squashes on landing
3. 3.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) stay about the same (c) shrink to nothing (d) double each time
4. 4.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a breath before a shout (d) a leaping fish curves
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
8. 8.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) hair swings after a stop (c) heavy things move slowly (d) ears flop after landing
10. 10.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) more frames near stops (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) slow move, more frames (d) ears flop after landing
11. 11.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is about timing? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) arm swings in a curve (d) fast move, fewer frames
14. 14.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a thrown ball curves (c) hair swings after a stop (d) slow move, more frames
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) ears flop after landing (d) wind-up before a kick
16. 16.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a car eases to a stop
19. 19.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these shows arcs? (a) crouch before a jump (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a head turns in a curve
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
22. 22.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) cape keeps moving on (c) ears flop after landing (d) crouch before a jump
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
25. 25.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) crouch before a jump (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a lift starts gently
27. 27.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a jelly squishes flat
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a head turns in a curve
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) timing
32. 32.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
33. 33.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
35. 35.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
36. 36.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) wind-up before a kick (c) slow move, more frames (d) cape keeps moving on
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
40. 40.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True

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