Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 48 · 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.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
4. 4.True or false: “more frames near stops” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) slow move, more frames (d) ball squashes on landing
7. 7.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is about timing? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a head turns in a curve (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a jelly squishes flat
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
10. 10.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) heavy things move slowly (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a head turns in a curve
11. 11.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a breath before a shout (b) crouch before a jump (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) ears flop after landing
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) timing
13. 13.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a lift starts gently (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) arm swings in a curve
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) follow-through
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a leaping fish curves
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a breath before a shout (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) crouch before a jump
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a breath before a shout (d) slow move, more frames
19. 19.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) more frames near stops (d) a lift starts gently
21. 21.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a thrown ball curves (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) wind-up before a kick
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
26. 26.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) ball squashes on landing (c) ears flop after landing (d) a breath before a shout
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) arm swings in a curve
28. 28.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a car eases to a stop (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) crouch before a jump
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) cape keeps moving on (c) tail wags after a halt (d) ears flop after landing
32. 32.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) slow move, more frames (d) more frames near stops
34. 34.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a breath before a shout (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a leaping fish curves
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) timing
38. 38.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) more frames near stops (c) a car eases to a stop (d) fast move, fewer frames
40. 40.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) follow-through

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