Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 514 · 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.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
2. 2.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a lift starts gently (d) a car eases to a stop
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) timing
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
9. 9.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) double each time (c) change colour (d) stay about the same
10. 10.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a breath before a shout
12. 12.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a breath before a shout (b) arm swings in a curve (c) ears flop after landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
13. 13.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a car eases to a stop (c) tail wags after a halt (d) hair swings after a stop
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
16. 16.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) timing
19. 19.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
20. 20.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) slow move, more frames (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a jelly squishes flat
21. 21.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is about timing? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a leaping fish curves (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a jelly squishes flat
24. 24.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
25. 25.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
26. 26.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) more frames near stops (c) slow move, more frames (d) wind-up before a kick
27. 27.Which of these is about timing? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) ball squashes on landing (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) wind-up before a kick
28. 28.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) heavy things move slowly (c) slow move, more frames (d) a leaping fish curves
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
31. 31.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a jelly squishes flat
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
35. 35.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) more frames near stops (b) ears flop after landing (c) a head turns in a curve (d) arm pulls back to throw
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
37. 37.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
38. 38.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) cape keeps moving on

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