Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 261 · 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.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
4. 4.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ears flop after landing (b) ball squashes on landing (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) more frames near stops
5. 5.Which of these is about timing? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) wind-up before a kick
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
7. 7.🎬 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
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a breath before a shout
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a car eases to a stop (c) ears flop after landing (d) tail wags after a halt
13. 13.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
14. 14.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) follow-through
16. 16.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a breath before a shout (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a car eases to a stop
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
18. 18.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ears flop after landing (c) a lift starts gently (d) wind-up before a kick
19. 19.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is about timing? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) ball squashes on landing (c) heavy things move slowly (d) arm swings in a curve
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
22. 22.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a lift starts gently (d) cheeks squash in a grin
24. 24.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) arm swings in a curve (c) tail wags after a halt (d) slow move, more frames
25. 25.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
26. 26.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a lift starts gently (d) a breath before a shout
27. 27.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) ears flop after landing
28. 28.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) stay about the same (c) double each time (d) change colour
30. 30.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a car eases to a stop
32. 32.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) more frames near stops (b) heavy things move slowly (c) slow move, more frames (d) ears flop after landing
33. 33.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) slow move, more frames
34. 34.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) more frames near stops (c) a lift starts gently (d) slow move, more frames
36. 36.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a lift starts gently (c) wind-up before a kick (d) arm pulls back to throw
39. 39.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ears flop after landing (b) crouch before a jump (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a head turns in a curve
40. 40.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) slow move, more frames (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a breath before a shout

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