Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 436 · 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: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a breath before a shout (d) a jelly squishes flat
5. 5.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
7. 7.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a lift starts gently (b) arm swings in a curve (c) wind-up before a kick (d) ball squashes on landing
8. 8.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a thrown ball curves (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) fast move, fewer frames
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
10. 10.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) double each time (c) shrink to nothing (d) change colour
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a thrown ball curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a head turns in a curve
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) ears flop after landing
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) cape keeps moving on
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
20. 20.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) ears flop after landing (d) arm swings in a curve
21. 21.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a lift starts gently (d) fast move, fewer frames
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a breath before a shout
23. 23.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) more frames near stops (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a head turns in a curve (d) cheeks squash in a grin
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
26. 26.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
27. 27.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is about timing? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) more frames near stops (c) slow move, more frames (d) wind-up before a kick
30. 30.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a thrown ball curves (d) wind-up before a kick
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) crouch before a jump (c) more frames near stops (d) a lift starts gently
33. 33.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎬 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
35. 35.Which of these shows arcs? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a leaping fish curves
36. 36.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a lift starts gently (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) ball squashes on landing
37. 37.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
39. 39.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) crouch before a jump (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cheeks squash in a grin
40. 40.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False

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