Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 489 · 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 animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
2. 2.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) heavy things move slowly (c) slow move, more frames (d) fast move, fewer frames
7. 7.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) wind-up before a kick (c) arm swings in a curve (d) arm pulls back to throw
9. 9.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) stay about the same (c) change colour (d) shrink to nothing
10. 10.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
11. 11.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) a breath before a shout
14. 14.Which of these is about timing? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) crouch before a jump (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a car eases to a stop
15. 15.Which of these is about timing? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) arm swings in a curve (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a thrown ball curves
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
17. 17.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a breath before a shout (c) arm swings in a curve (d) tail wags after a halt
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a leaping fish curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves
21. 21.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) arcs
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) heavy things move slowly (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) slow move, more frames
23. 23.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
24. 24.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) more frames near stops (b) tail wags after a halt (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a lift starts gently
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
26. 26.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) more frames near stops (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cape keeps moving on
27. 27.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a breath before a shout (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) fast move, fewer frames
28. 28.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
30. 30.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) ball squashes on landing (c) slow move, more frames (d) fast move, fewer frames
31. 31.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a thrown ball curves (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a leaping fish curves
32. 32.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) ears flop after landing (c) a leaping fish curves (d) crouch before a jump
34. 34.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) cape keeps moving on
39. 39.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) crouch before a jump (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a head turns in a curve
40. 40.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True

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