Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

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

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