Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 255 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) more frames near stops (c) a breath before a shout (d) a lift starts gently
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) hair swings after a stop
4. 4.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) timing
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) cape keeps moving on
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) more frames near stops (c) wind-up before a kick (d) arm pulls back to throw
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
11. 11.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) timing
12. 12.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
15. 15.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a breath before a shout
16. 16.🎬 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
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) arcs
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a head turns in a curve (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a leaping fish curves
19. 19.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these shows arcs? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) slow move, more frames (c) a lift starts gently (d) hair swings after a stop
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
22. 22.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
24. 24.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) more frames near stops (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a thrown ball curves
25. 25.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) ears flop after landing
26. 26.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) heavy things move slowly (d) slow move, more frames
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) ears flop after landing (d) cape keeps moving on
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
31. 31.Which of these shows arcs? (a) more frames near stops (b) a thrown ball curves (c) slow move, more frames (d) a breath before a shout
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
33. 33.True or false: “a breath before a shout” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a leaping fish curves (c) slow move, more frames (d) arm pulls back to throw
35. 35.Which of these is about timing? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a lift starts gently
36. 36.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) crouch before a jump (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a jelly squishes flat
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) follow-through
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) crouch before a jump (c) a thrown ball curves (d) arm pulls back to throw
39. 39.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎬 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

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