Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 509 · 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: “ears flop after landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
3. 3.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) more frames near stops (c) crouch before a jump (d) wind-up before a kick
7. 7.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
9. 9.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) wind-up before a kick
11. 11.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
15. 15.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a breath before a shout (c) arm swings in a curve (d) arm pulls back to throw
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a breath before a shout
19. 19.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
21. 21.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) crouch before a jump (b) tail wags after a halt (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) more frames near stops
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
23. 23.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) wind-up before a kick (c) crouch before a jump (d) a breath before a shout
25. 25.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a thrown ball curves (c) more frames near stops (d) a lift starts gently
27. 27.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) crouch before a jump (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cape keeps moving on
28. 28.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) change colour (c) double each time (d) shrink to nothing
29. 29.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
33. 33.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) wind-up before a kick (c) crouch before a jump (d) slow move, more frames
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) tail wags after a halt (c) wind-up before a kick (d) cape keeps moving on
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a leaping fish curves
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
39. 39.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False

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