Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 402 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) arm swings in a curve (c) heavy things move slowly (d) fast move, fewer frames
2. 2.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
4. 4.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
6. 6.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) ball squashes on landing (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a thrown ball curves
7. 7.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
10. 10.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a breath before a shout
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
12. 12.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
14. 14.Which of these is about timing? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a car eases to a stop (d) fast move, fewer frames
15. 15.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a head turns in a curve (d) cape keeps moving on
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
17. 17.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
18. 18.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a breath before a shout (d) ears flop after landing
19. 19.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a car eases to a stop (d) slow move, more frames
20. 20.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
23. 23.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a car eases to a stop (d) ball squashes on landing
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cape keeps moving on
25. 25.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
26. 26.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a thrown ball curves (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cheeks squash in a grin
29. 29.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
31. 31.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) hair swings after a stop (c) crouch before a jump (d) ball squashes on landing
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) tail wags after a halt (d) ears flop after landing
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) follow-through
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
35. 35.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a thrown ball curves (c) tail wags after a halt (d) arm pulls back to throw
36. 36.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these shows arcs? (a) crouch before a jump (b) cape keeps moving on (c) arm swings in a curve (d) cat stretches mid-leap
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
40. 40.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True

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