Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 250 · 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 arcs? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a thrown ball curves (d) heavy things move slowly
2. 2.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) ball squashes on landing
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a head turns in a curve (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a jelly squishes flat
5. 5.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) ball squashes on landing (c) more frames near stops (d) tail wags after a halt
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) wind-up before a kick (c) crouch before a jump (d) a lift starts gently
7. 7.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a car eases to a stop
9. 9.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) slow move, more frames
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) timing
12. 12.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) wind-up before a kick (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a jelly squishes flat
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) slow move, more frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) fast move, fewer frames
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
15. 15.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
18. 18.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
21. 21.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a car eases to a stop (d) cheeks squash in a grin
22. 22.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) hair swings after a stop (d) arm swings in a curve
23. 23.🎬 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
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) more frames near stops (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a car eases to a stop
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) tail wags after a halt
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
28. 28.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) timing
31. 31.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a leaping fish curves (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) arm pulls back to throw
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
33. 33.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
36. 36.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) more frames near stops

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