Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

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

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