Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

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

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