Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 310 · 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.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
2. 2.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is about timing? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) wind-up before a kick (c) crouch before a jump (d) a car eases to a stop
4. 4.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
5. 5.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) ears flop after landing (c) a lift starts gently (d) arm pulls back to throw
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) crouch before a jump (c) a breath before a shout (d) fast move, fewer frames
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
8. 8.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) more frames near stops (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a breath before a shout
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) anticipation
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) tail wags after a halt (c) heavy things move slowly (d) fast move, fewer frames
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) crouch before a jump (d) a breath before a shout
14. 14.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a leaping fish curves (d) fast move, fewer frames
15. 15.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) arcs
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a head turns in a curve (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
19. 19.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
20. 20.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) more frames near stops (c) heavy things move slowly (d) cheeks squash in a grin
22. 22.Which of these is about timing? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) slow move, more frames
23. 23.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) wind-up before a kick (d) cat stretches mid-leap
26. 26.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) tail wags after a halt
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) ears flop after landing
28. 28.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a breath before a shout (c) more frames near stops (d) a leaping fish curves
29. 29.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
31. 31.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) double each time (c) stay about the same (d) shrink to nothing
32. 32.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a head turns in a curve (d) slow move, more frames
35. 35.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) tail wags after a halt
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
38. 38.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) slow move, more frames
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a thrown ball curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a lift starts gently

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