Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 262 · 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: “a jelly squishes flat” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) ears flop after landing (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a lift starts gently
5. 5.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a breath before a shout (d) ears flop after landing
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
8. 8.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) ears flop after landing (c) crouch before a jump (d) a jelly squishes flat
9. 9.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a lift starts gently (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a jelly squishes flat
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) arcs
13. 13.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
14. 14.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
17. 17.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) stay about the same (c) shrink to nothing (d) change colour
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) more frames near stops (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a lift starts gently
20. 20.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a car eases to a stop (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a breath before a shout
21. 21.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
22. 22.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
23. 23.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
24. 24.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) crouch before a jump (c) a car eases to a stop (d) tail wags after a halt
25. 25.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) tail wags after a halt (c) ears flop after landing (d) wind-up before a kick
27. 27.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
29. 29.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) ears flop after landing (c) tail wags after a halt (d) slow move, more frames
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) heavy things move slowly
32. 32.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a breath before a shout (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) hair swings after a stop
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) anticipation
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) more frames near stops (c) a lift starts gently (d) cheeks squash in a grin
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
40. 40.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True

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