Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 308 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) ears flop after landing
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
4. 4.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) timing
5. 5.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
10. 10.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a head turns in a curve (d) tail wags after a halt
12. 12.Which of these shows arcs? (a) more frames near stops (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a thrown ball curves (d) tail wags after a halt
13. 13.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
14. 14.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
15. 15.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) crouch before a jump (c) more frames near stops (d) hair swings after a stop
16. 16.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
18. 18.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) timing
22. 22.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) wind-up before a kick (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) arm pulls back to throw
23. 23.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a head turns in a curve
25. 25.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) cape keeps moving on
27. 27.Which of these is about timing? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) more frames near stops (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) ears flop after landing
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
29. 29.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) wind-up before a kick (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) arm pulls back to throw
32. 32.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) more frames near stops (d) cat stretches mid-leap
33. 33.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
36. 36.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) cape keeps moving on (d) arm pulls back to throw
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) follow-through
39. 39.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) ball squashes on landing (d) arm swings in a curve
40. 40.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out

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