Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 305 · 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 of these shows squash and stretch? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a head turns in a curve (c) more frames near stops (d) cat stretches mid-leap
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
3. 3.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a thrown ball curves (d) ears flop after landing
5. 5.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
6. 6.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
8. 8.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
9. 9.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
11. 11.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a head turns in a curve (d) arm swings in a curve
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a leaping fish curves
14. 14.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) arm swings in a curve (c) ears flop after landing (d) tail wags after a halt
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) ball squashes on landing (c) more frames near stops (d) a lift starts gently
17. 17.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a leaping fish curves (c) ears flop after landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
20. 20.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) wind-up before a kick (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a lift starts gently
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) fast move, fewer frames
22. 22.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) ball squashes on landing (c) more frames near stops (d) arm swings in a curve
23. 23.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) tail wags after a halt (d) ball squashes on landing
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) hair swings after a stop (c) ears flop after landing (d) wind-up before a kick
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
27. 27.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) more frames near stops (c) a leaping fish curves (d) crouch before a jump
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a breath before a shout (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) arm pulls back to throw
29. 29.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
31. 31.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) slow move, more frames (c) a breath before a shout (d) cheeks squash in a grin
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) heavy things move slowly (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a jelly squishes flat
33. 33.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) stay about the same (c) double each time (d) change colour
34. 34.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
37. 37.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
40. 40.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) slow move, more frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) wind-up before a kick

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