Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 316 · 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) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) cheeks squash in a grin
3. 3.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a leaping fish curves (c) slow move, more frames (d) more frames near stops
4. 4.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) arm pulls back to throw
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) ears flop after landing (d) a car eases to a stop
7. 7.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a breath before a shout (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a head turns in a curve
9. 9.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
10. 10.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) tail wags after a halt (d) crouch before a jump
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a breath before a shout (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a thrown ball curves
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
14. 14.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these shows arcs? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a lift starts gently (d) a thrown ball curves
16. 16.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
18. 18.Which of these is about timing? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a head turns in a curve (c) more frames near stops (d) heavy things move slowly
19. 19.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
21. 21.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) timing
24. 24.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
26. 26.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a breath before a shout (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a jelly squishes flat
27. 27.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a car eases to a stop (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a thrown ball curves
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a thrown ball curves
29. 29.🎬 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
30. 30.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a car eases to a stop (c) arm swings in a curve (d) fast move, fewer frames
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a breath before a shout (c) slow move, more frames (d) crouch before a jump
32. 32.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) double each time (c) shrink to nothing (d) stay about the same
33. 33.True or false: “crouch before a jump” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a jelly squishes flat
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a thrown ball curves (d) crouch before a jump
36. 36.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) ears flop after landing (c) ball squashes on landing (d) tail wags after a halt
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
38. 38.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a leaping fish curves (c) cape keeps moving on (d) crouch before a jump
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
40. 40.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True

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