Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 42 · 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) a car eases to a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) more frames near stops (d) a jelly squishes flat
2. 2.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a breath before a shout (d) heavy things move slowly
3. 3.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a lift starts gently (b) heavy things move slowly (c) arm swings in a curve (d) arm pulls back to throw
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) ears flop after landing (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a head turns in a curve
5. 5.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) more frames near stops (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) heavy things move slowly (d) tail wags after a halt
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) ball squashes on landing (c) ears flop after landing (d) hair swings after a stop
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) arcs
10. 10.Which of these shows arcs? (a) slow move, more frames (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) arm swings in a curve (d) cape keeps moving on
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a breath before a shout (d) arm pulls back to throw
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) ears flop after landing (d) more frames near stops
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) cat stretches mid-leap
15. 15.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) stay about the same (c) double each time (d) change colour
16. 16.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
18. 18.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a lift starts gently (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a car eases to a stop
19. 19.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
20. 20.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a car eases to a stop (c) wind-up before a kick (d) more frames near stops
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
22. 22.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a thrown ball curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a head turns in a curve
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) crouch before a jump (d) slow move, more frames
25. 25.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a car eases to a stop (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) hair swings after a stop
26. 26.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
29. 29.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a thrown ball curves
33. 33.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a thrown ball curves (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) ball squashes on landing
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a head turns in a curve
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a jelly squishes flat
37. 37.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) crouch before a jump (d) fast move, fewer frames
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
39. 39.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) more frames near stops (c) heavy things move slowly (d) ears flop after landing
40. 40.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch

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