Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 437 · 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: “cape keeps moving on” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) heavy things move slowly (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) slow move, more frames
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) slow move, more frames (d) heavy things move slowly
5. 5.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
9. 9.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
11. 11.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a breath before a shout (b) hair swings after a stop (c) heavy things move slowly (d) ears flop after landing
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) crouch before a jump (c) wind-up before a kick (d) ball squashes on landing
13. 13.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
14. 14.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) ears flop after landing (c) more frames near stops (d) hair swings after a stop
17. 17.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) arm swings in a curve
18. 18.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) arm swings in a curve (c) more frames near stops (d) heavy things move slowly
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a thrown ball curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) hair swings after a stop
22. 22.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) crouch before a jump (b) tail wags after a halt (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) slow move, more frames
23. 23.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) stay about the same (c) shrink to nothing (d) double each time
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) crouch before a jump (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) cheeks squash in a grin
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
26. 26.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) cat stretches mid-leap
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cat stretches mid-leap
28. 28.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a car eases to a stop (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) cat stretches mid-leap
29. 29.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a jelly squishes flat
33. 33.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) anticipation
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
39. 39.Which of these is about timing? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) slow move, more frames (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a breath before a shout
40. 40.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) hair swings after a stop

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