Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 473 · 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.Which of these is about timing? (a) a lift starts gently (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) tail wags after a halt (d) arm pulls back to throw
2. 2.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) change colour (c) shrink to nothing (d) stay about the same
3. 3.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
5. 5.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
7. 7.🎬 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
8. 8.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these shows arcs? (a) more frames near stops (b) a leaping fish curves (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a lift starts gently
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) anticipation
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a lift starts gently
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) ears flop after landing
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
15. 15.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
19. 19.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) a lift starts gently
21. 21.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cheeks squash in a grin
24. 24.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a lift starts gently (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a thrown ball curves (d) cat stretches mid-leap
25. 25.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cat stretches mid-leap
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
27. 27.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) ball squashes on landing (d) more frames near stops
29. 29.Which of these is about timing? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a leaping fish curves
30. 30.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) follow-through
32. 32.Which of these is about timing? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a car eases to a stop (c) slow move, more frames (d) tail wags after a halt
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) ears flop after landing
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
35. 35.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a car eases to a stop (c) slow move, more frames (d) heavy things move slowly
37. 37.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
39. 39.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) ears flop after landing (c) hair swings after a stop (d) tail wags after a halt

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