Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 506 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) fast move, fewer frames
2. 2.Which of these is about timing? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a lift starts gently (c) tail wags after a halt (d) ball squashes on landing
3. 3.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎬 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
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
6. 6.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
8. 8.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cape keeps moving on (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a car eases to a stop
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
10. 10.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a breath before a shout (c) wind-up before a kick (d) ball squashes on landing
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) a lift starts gently
13. 13.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a thrown ball curves (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a jelly squishes flat
15. 15.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) wind-up before a kick (d) crouch before a jump
17. 17.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) slow move, more frames (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) heavy things move slowly
19. 19.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a lift starts gently (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a car eases to a stop (d) cape keeps moving on
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
21. 21.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a breath before a shout (c) slow move, more frames (d) tail wags after a halt
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
23. 23.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
25. 25.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a lift starts gently (d) a thrown ball curves
26. 26.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
27. 27.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
29. 29.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) heavy things move slowly (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) slow move, more frames
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a head turns in a curve (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
33. 33.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
35. 35.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) ears flop after landing (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a leaping fish curves
36. 36.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a breath before a shout (d) a car eases to a stop
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
39. 39.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a breath before a shout

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