Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 445 · 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 lift starts gently” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) heavy things move slowly
5. 5.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a breath before a shout
6. 6.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
7. 7.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a head turns in a curve (d) crouch before a jump
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) a car eases to a stop (d) cheeks squash in a grin
10. 10.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
11. 11.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) more frames near stops
13. 13.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is about timing? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a leaping fish curves (c) ball squashes on landing (d) slow move, more frames
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
17. 17.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
19. 19.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
20. 20.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) crouch before a jump
21. 21.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a thrown ball curves (c) crouch before a jump (d) arm pulls back to throw
23. 23.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) change colour (c) double each time (d) stay about the same
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) more frames near stops (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a lift starts gently
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
27. 27.Which of these is about timing? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) ears flop after landing (c) a lift starts gently (d) fast move, fewer frames
28. 28.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) wind-up before a kick (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a car eases to a stop
29. 29.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a lift starts gently (d) heavy things move slowly
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
32. 32.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
33. 33.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) ears flop after landing (d) crouch before a jump
34. 34.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
36. 36.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
37. 37.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) ears flop after landing (d) tail wags after a halt

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