Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 375 · 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.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
2. 2.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) slow move, more frames (d) arm pulls back to throw
3. 3.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a breath before a shout (c) wind-up before a kick (d) arm pulls back to throw
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
5. 5.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a breath before a shout (c) a leaping fish curves (d) cheeks squash in a grin
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
8. 8.Which of these is about timing? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) slow move, more frames (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a jelly squishes flat
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a lift starts gently (c) a car eases to a stop (d) more frames near stops
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
11. 11.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) ears flop after landing (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a lift starts gently
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a car eases to a stop (d) more frames near stops
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
14. 14.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) crouch before a jump (b) wind-up before a kick (c) tail wags after a halt (d) arm swings in a curve
15. 15.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
18. 18.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
19. 19.Which of these is about timing? (a) a lift starts gently (b) cape keeps moving on (c) heavy things move slowly (d) hair swings after a stop
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
21. 21.Which of these shows arcs? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) more frames near stops (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) arm swings in a curve
22. 22.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
25. 25.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
26. 26.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) wind-up before a kick (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cape keeps moving on
27. 27.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
29. 29.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a lift starts gently (b) ears flop after landing (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a thrown ball curves
30. 30.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a thrown ball curves (d) ball squashes on landing
32. 32.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a leaping fish curves (d) cape keeps moving on
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) more frames near stops
35. 35.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a thrown ball curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) crouch before a jump
39. 39.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing

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