Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 431 · 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: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) more frames near stops (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) tail wags after a halt (d) crouch before a jump
3. 3.Which of these shows arcs? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a head turns in a curve (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a lift starts gently
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
5. 5.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cape keeps moving on (c) hair swings after a stop (d) arm swings in a curve
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
9. 9.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) slow move, more frames (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a leaping fish curves
10. 10.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
11. 11.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
13. 13.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is about timing? (a) a lift starts gently (b) more frames near stops (c) slow move, more frames (d) a thrown ball curves
15. 15.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) crouch before a jump
18. 18.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a thrown ball curves (d) cheeks squash in a grin
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a head turns in a curve (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a jelly squishes flat
20. 20.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) wind-up before a kick (d) cheeks squash in a grin
23. 23.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
25. 25.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) tail wags after a halt (c) ears flop after landing (d) hair swings after a stop
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
29. 29.Which of these is about timing? (a) more frames near stops (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) heavy things move slowly (d) wind-up before a kick
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
32. 32.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) ball squashes on landing (c) more frames near stops (d) a car eases to a stop
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a jelly squishes flat
35. 35.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a car eases to a stop (d) more frames near stops
36. 36.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
37. 37.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) hair swings after a stop
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a thrown ball curves (c) crouch before a jump (d) a breath before a shout
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
40. 40.Which of these is about timing? (a) crouch before a jump (b) cape keeps moving on (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) tail wags after a halt

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