Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 322 · 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 of these shows follow-through? (a) ears flop after landing (b) crouch before a jump (c) a head turns in a curve (d) slow move, more frames
2. 2.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) arm pulls back to throw
3. 3.Which of these shows arcs? (a) crouch before a jump (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a breath before a shout
4. 4.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
6. 6.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a head turns in a curve (c) crouch before a jump (d) cheeks squash in a grin
7. 7.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) cape keeps moving on
9. 9.Which of these is about timing? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves
10. 10.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a lift starts gently (b) hair swings after a stop (c) heavy things move slowly (d) arm pulls back to throw
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) crouch before a jump (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) wind-up before a kick
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
14. 14.Which of these shows arcs? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a head turns in a curve
15. 15.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
17. 17.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) wind-up before a kick (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) crouch before a jump
19. 19.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) crouch before a jump (d) heavy things move slowly
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) tail wags after a halt (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves
23. 23.True or false: “more frames near stops” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a car eases to a stop (c) crouch before a jump (d) wind-up before a kick
26. 26.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) more frames near stops
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a breath before a shout (d) hair swings after a stop
28. 28.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
29. 29.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a lift starts gently (d) heavy things move slowly
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) more frames near stops (c) a car eases to a stop (d) arm swings in a curve
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a jelly squishes flat
32. 32.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a head turns in a curve
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
34. 34.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
37. 37.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) change colour (c) shrink to nothing (d) double each time
38. 38.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a thrown ball curves

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