Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 366 · 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) hair swings after a stop (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) ears flop after landing (d) ball squashes on landing
2. 2.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) wind-up before a kick (c) crouch before a jump (d) slow move, more frames
4. 4.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
5. 5.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) a car eases to a stop (d) hair swings after a stop
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
10. 10.Which of these is about timing? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) heavy things move slowly (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) cheeks squash in a grin
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) timing
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) follow-through
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) timing
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) timing
15. 15.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) ears flop after landing
17. 17.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) shrink to nothing (c) stay about the same (d) double each time
18. 18.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a head turns in a curve (c) arm swings in a curve (d) fast move, fewer frames
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) crouch before a jump (c) tail wags after a halt (d) ears flop after landing
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
22. 22.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) wind-up before a kick (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a breath before a shout
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
25. 25.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a jelly squishes flat
26. 26.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) tail wags after a halt (c) cape keeps moving on (d) hair swings after a stop
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) heavy things move slowly
30. 30.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) more frames near stops (d) slow move, more frames
31. 31.🎬 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
32. 32.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
33. 33.True or false: “ears flop after landing” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a lift starts gently (b) crouch before a jump (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a thrown ball curves
35. 35.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) hair swings after a stop (c) ears flop after landing (d) tail wags after a halt
38. 38.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is about timing? (a) a breath before a shout (b) slow move, more frames (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) hair swings after a stop

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