Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 303 · 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) double each time (b) change colour (c) stay about the same (d) shrink to nothing
2. 2.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) tail wags after a halt (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a lift starts gently
3. 3.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a breath before a shout (c) wind-up before a kick (d) cheeks squash in a grin
5. 5.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a leaping fish curves (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) cheeks squash in a grin
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) wind-up before a kick (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a jelly squishes flat
10. 10.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
11. 11.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) crouch before a jump
13. 13.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a thrown ball curves (d) slow move, more frames
14. 14.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
15. 15.Which of these is about timing? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a breath before a shout (d) heavy things move slowly
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) crouch before a jump (d) a breath before a shout
17. 17.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) tail wags after a halt
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a lift starts gently (c) a car eases to a stop (d) more frames near stops
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) slow move, more frames (d) cheeks squash in a grin
20. 20.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
23. 23.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) hair swings after a stop (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a car eases to a stop
24. 24.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) heavy things move slowly (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a jelly squishes flat
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) hair swings after a stop
29. 29.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
31. 31.Which of these is about timing? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) slow move, more frames (d) crouch before a jump
32. 32.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
35. 35.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
37. 37.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) heavy things move slowly (d) ball squashes on landing
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) more frames near stops (c) hair swings after a stop (d) tail wags after a halt

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