Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

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

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