Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 500 · 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 leaping fish curves”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a thrown ball curves (d) tail wags after a halt
3. 3.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) anticipation
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
8. 8.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) more frames near stops (d) wind-up before a kick
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
10. 10.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a lift starts gently (c) ears flop after landing (d) crouch before a jump
11. 11.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) cape keeps moving on (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a head turns in a curve
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) crouch before a jump (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) cheeks squash in a grin
13. 13.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) ears flop after landing (c) a breath before a shout (d) arm swings in a curve
14. 14.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
15. 15.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
16. 16.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) hair swings after a stop (d) ball squashes on landing
19. 19.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
22. 22.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) ball squashes on landing (d) crouch before a jump
23. 23.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) arm swings in a curve
24. 24.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
25. 25.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) crouch before a jump (d) slow move, more frames
27. 27.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) ball squashes on landing
33. 33.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) arm swings in a curve (d) hair swings after a stop
34. 34.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) crouch before a jump (c) arm swings in a curve (d) ears flop after landing
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
36. 36.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) shrink to nothing (c) stay about the same (d) double each time
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) wind-up before a kick (d) crouch before a jump
38. 38.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
40. 40.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs

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