Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 429 · 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.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a thrown ball curves (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a leaping fish curves
3. 3.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a breath before a shout (d) cheeks squash in a grin
4. 4.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
5. 5.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
8. 8.Which of these is about timing? (a) slow move, more frames (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a breath before a shout (d) ears flop after landing
9. 9.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a lift starts gently (c) ears flop after landing (d) a leaping fish curves
10. 10.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) wind-up before a kick
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a lift starts gently (d) more frames near stops
14. 14.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
17. 17.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
18. 18.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) crouch before a jump (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a thrown ball curves (d) ball squashes on landing
19. 19.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) tail wags after a halt (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a thrown ball curves
20. 20.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) double each time (c) stay about the same (d) shrink to nothing
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a lift starts gently
22. 22.Which of these is about timing? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) cape keeps moving on (d) fast move, fewer frames
23. 23.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) more frames near stops (b) arm swings in a curve (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) hair swings after a stop
24. 24.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) more frames near stops (d) cat stretches mid-leap
26. 26.True or false: “more frames near stops” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a leaping fish curves (c) heavy things move slowly (d) ball squashes on landing
29. 29.True or false: “a breath before a shout” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a breath before a shout (c) slow move, more frames (d) crouch before a jump
32. 32.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a lift starts gently
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
34. 34.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a car eases to a stop (d) ball squashes on landing
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a lift starts gently (d) a car eases to a stop
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) ears flop after landing (d) a car eases to a stop
39. 39.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True

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