Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

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

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