Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 52 · 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) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
3. 3.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) hair swings after a stop
7. 7.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) shrink to nothing (c) stay about the same (d) change colour
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) slow move, more frames
9. 9.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) slow move, more frames (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) ball squashes on landing
12. 12.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a car eases to a stop (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) arm swings in a curve
13. 13.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) cape keeps moving on (d) crouch before a jump
14. 14.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) wind-up before a kick (d) arm pulls back to throw
15. 15.Which of these is about timing? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a lift starts gently (d) a leaping fish curves
16. 16.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) arcs
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) timing
18. 18.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a breath before a shout
20. 20.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
24. 24.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) more frames near stops (d) a lift starts gently
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) hair swings after a stop (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a thrown ball curves
28. 28.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) wind-up before a kick (d) hair swings after a stop
31. 31.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) a leaping fish curves (d) ball squashes on landing
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cape keeps moving on (c) tail wags after a halt (d) arm pulls back to throw
33. 33.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) crouch before a jump (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) more frames near stops
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) tail wags after a halt (c) ears flop after landing (d) arm swings in a curve
35. 35.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
36. 36.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a breath before a shout (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a thrown ball curves
37. 37.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) wind-up before a kick (c) crouch before a jump (d) a breath before a shout
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a lift starts gently (d) a breath before a shout
40. 40.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False

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