Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

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

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