Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 350 · 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 arcs? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a lift starts gently (c) a head turns in a curve (d) heavy things move slowly
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
3. 3.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) ears flop after landing
4. 4.Which of these is about timing? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) ears flop after landing (c) slow move, more frames (d) a jelly squishes flat
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) tail wags after a halt (c) cape keeps moving on (d) hair swings after a stop
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
7. 7.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a car eases to a stop (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a lift starts gently
9. 9.Which of these is about timing? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a lift starts gently (d) ears flop after landing
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
11. 11.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a leaping fish curves (d) arm swings in a curve
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) arcs
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) more frames near stops (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) more frames near stops (d) a breath before a shout
16. 16.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) heavy things move slowly (d) fast move, fewer frames
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) hair swings after a stop (c) ears flop after landing (d) a lift starts gently
19. 19.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
22. 22.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) crouch before a jump (d) more frames near stops
23. 23.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a head turns in a curve (d) wind-up before a kick
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
25. 25.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) more frames near stops (c) a car eases to a stop (d) hair swings after a stop
28. 28.Which of these shows arcs? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) ears flop after landing (c) a leaping fish curves (d) ball squashes on landing
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) slow move, more frames (c) a lift starts gently (d) a car eases to a stop
31. 31.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) shrink to nothing (c) change colour (d) stay about the same
32. 32.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these shows arcs? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a thrown ball curves (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a jelly squishes flat
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
37. 37.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a leaping fish curves (d) cat stretches mid-leap
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a lift starts gently (c) a car eases to a stop (d) more frames near stops
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a breath before a shout (d) crouch before a jump
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) crouch before a jump (c) ears flop after landing (d) wind-up before a kick

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