Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 24 · 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.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
2. 2.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) ball squashes on landing (c) crouch before a jump (d) a head turns in a curve
3. 3.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
4. 4.Which of these is about timing? (a) a lift starts gently (b) heavy things move slowly (c) hair swings after a stop (d) arm pulls back to throw
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
6. 6.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) hair swings after a stop (d) tail wags after a halt
9. 9.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) heavy things move slowly (c) slow move, more frames (d) fast move, fewer frames
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a breath before a shout (d) slow move, more frames
14. 14.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) ball squashes on landing (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a car eases to a stop
15. 15.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) ball squashes on landing
17. 17.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a lift starts gently (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves
18. 18.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
21. 21.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a car eases to a stop (c) heavy things move slowly (d) ball squashes on landing
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a car eases to a stop
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
24. 24.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) slow move, more frames (c) more frames near stops (d) cape keeps moving on
25. 25.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a lift starts gently (d) arm swings in a curve
28. 28.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) slow move, more frames (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a leaping fish curves
29. 29.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
33. 33.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
35. 35.Which of these shows arcs? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a thrown ball curves (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) more frames near stops
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) a lift starts gently
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) more frames near stops (d) heavy things move slowly
40. 40.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False

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