Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 288 · 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: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) arcs
3. 3.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) crouch before a jump (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) wind-up before a kick
8. 8.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a leaping fish curves (d) cat stretches mid-leap
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
10. 10.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
11. 11.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) slow move, more frames (b) ball squashes on landing (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) ears flop after landing
13. 13.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
15. 15.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
17. 17.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) cape keeps moving on (d) ears flop after landing
19. 19.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) crouch before a jump (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) tail wags after a halt
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
22. 22.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a thrown ball curves (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) arm swings in a curve
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a leaping fish curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a breath before a shout (d) a jelly squishes flat
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
28. 28.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) double each time (c) change colour (d) stay about the same
29. 29.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
31. 31.Which of these shows arcs? (a) slow move, more frames (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) a head turns in a curve
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) slow move, more frames (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) arm swings in a curve
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
35. 35.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a lift starts gently (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a breath before a shout
37. 37.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a lift starts gently (d) more frames near stops
38. 38.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) ears flop after landing (c) crouch before a jump (d) a car eases to a stop
40. 40.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) arm swings in a curve

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