Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 501 · 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.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) arcs
2. 2.Which of these is about timing? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a leaping fish curves (d) fast move, fewer frames
3. 3.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a lift starts gently (d) heavy things move slowly
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
9. 9.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) timing
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) crouch before a jump (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) cat stretches mid-leap
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
14. 14.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a thrown ball curves (d) ball squashes on landing
15. 15.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) wind-up before a kick (d) more frames near stops
16. 16.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a car eases to a stop (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) arm pulls back to throw
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) crouch before a jump (c) wind-up before a kick (d) ball squashes on landing
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a breath before a shout (c) wind-up before a kick (d) arm pulls back to throw
19. 19.🎬 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) ball squashes on landing (d) arm swings in a curve
21. 21.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a car eases to a stop (c) crouch before a jump (d) ears flop after landing
22. 22.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a thrown ball curves (d) arm swings in a curve
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a jelly squishes flat
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
27. 27.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) ears flop after landing (c) a breath before a shout (d) a car eases to a stop
29. 29.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a head turns in a curve (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) ball squashes on landing
31. 31.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
34. 34.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
38. 38.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
39. 39.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) crouch before a jump (c) a lift starts gently (d) a leaping fish curves

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