Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 400 · 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) more frames near stops (b) ears flop after landing (c) crouch before a jump (d) a leaping fish curves
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) follow-through
3. 3.🎬 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
4. 4.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a thrown ball curves (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) ears flop after landing
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
6. 6.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a thrown ball curves (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) tail wags after a halt
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) follow-through
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
9. 9.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) heavy things move slowly (c) crouch before a jump (d) wind-up before a kick
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) tail wags after a halt
12. 12.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is about timing? (a) ears flop after landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) fast move, fewer frames
14. 14.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
17. 17.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) shrink to nothing (c) change colour (d) double each time
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
19. 19.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) crouch before a jump (c) wind-up before a kick (d) ears flop after landing
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) crouch before a jump (d) a breath before a shout
22. 22.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) hair swings after a stop (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) wind-up before a kick
25. 25.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a thrown ball curves
27. 27.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
32. 32.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a breath before a shout (d) wind-up before a kick
33. 33.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) crouch before a jump (c) ball squashes on landing (d) heavy things move slowly
34. 34.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a head turns in a curve (d) heavy things move slowly
35. 35.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) arcs
38. 38.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
39. 39.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) ears flop after landing
40. 40.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True

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