Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 478 · 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 shows arcs? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a lift starts gently
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
3. 3.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
4. 4.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) more frames near stops (d) fast move, fewer frames
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
7. 7.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) wind-up before a kick (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) ears flop after landing
8. 8.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
9. 9.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
10. 10.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a leaping fish curves (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) ball squashes on landing
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
15. 15.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a car eases to a stop (d) cheeks squash in a grin
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
17. 17.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
18. 18.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) heavy things move slowly (c) tail wags after a halt (d) ears flop after landing
20. 20.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a lift starts gently (d) ball squashes on landing
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
23. 23.Which of these is about timing? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) hair swings after a stop (c) heavy things move slowly (d) arm pulls back to throw
24. 24.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) ball squashes on landing (c) ears flop after landing (d) tail wags after a halt
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) wind-up before a kick
27. 27.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a breath before a shout (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) fast move, fewer frames
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
29. 29.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) ball squashes on landing (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) cat stretches mid-leap
31. 31.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
32. 32.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a breath before a shout (b) ears flop after landing (c) arm swings in a curve (d) slow move, more frames
33. 33.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) more frames near stops (b) a car eases to a stop (c) slow move, more frames (d) a jelly squishes flat
35. 35.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) arm swings in a curve (d) more frames near stops
37. 37.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) crouch before a jump (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cape keeps moving on
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) hair swings after a stop (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) slow move, more frames
40. 40.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False

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