Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 248 · 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) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
3. 3.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) ears flop after landing (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cape keeps moving on
6. 6.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) cape keeps moving on (c) wind-up before a kick (d) hair swings after a stop
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
9. 9.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) slow move, more frames (d) a car eases to a stop
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) arm swings in a curve (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a thrown ball curves
14. 14.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) more frames near stops (d) arm pulls back to throw
15. 15.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) a car eases to a stop (d) hair swings after a stop
18. 18.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
20. 20.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) tail wags after a halt (c) arm swings in a curve (d) wind-up before a kick
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
22. 22.🎬 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) ears flop after landing (d) a jelly squishes flat
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) follow-through
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
26. 26.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) crouch before a jump (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a breath before a shout (d) arm swings in a curve
27. 27.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
28. 28.Which of these is about timing? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) wind-up before a kick (c) slow move, more frames (d) hair swings after a stop
29. 29.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a jelly squishes flat
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ball squashes on landing (c) arm swings in a curve (d) cat stretches mid-leap
31. 31.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) slow move, more frames (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) fast move, fewer frames
32. 32.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a lift starts gently (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a breath before a shout
36. 36.Which of these is about timing? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) more frames near stops (c) tail wags after a halt (d) fast move, fewer frames
37. 37.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a lift starts gently

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