Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 313 · 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 animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) follow-through
2. 2.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
4. 4.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
5. 5.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a jelly squishes flat
6. 6.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) heavy things move slowly (c) more frames near stops (d) a leaping fish curves
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) cheeks squash in a grin
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
12. 12.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) ears flop after landing (c) more frames near stops (d) heavy things move slowly
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a car eases to a stop
14. 14.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) anticipation
16. 16.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
18. 18.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a breath before a shout (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a jelly squishes flat
19. 19.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
21. 21.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) more frames near stops (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) heavy things move slowly
23. 23.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) stay about the same (c) double each time (d) shrink to nothing
25. 25.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ears flop after landing (b) crouch before a jump (c) ball squashes on landing (d) arm swings in a curve
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a car eases to a stop (d) more frames near stops
27. 27.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) arm swings in a curve (d) fast move, fewer frames
29. 29.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a head turns in a curve
31. 31.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) slow move, more frames (b) crouch before a jump (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) cheeks squash in a grin
35. 35.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) slow move, more frames (b) more frames near stops (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cape keeps moving on
36. 36.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) timing
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a jelly squishes flat
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation

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