Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 530 · 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 principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
3. 3.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) tail wags after a halt (d) heavy things move slowly
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
7. 7.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) tail wags after a halt (c) ears flop after landing (d) more frames near stops
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) tail wags after a halt (d) hair swings after a stop
9. 9.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
10. 10.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) more frames near stops (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a jelly squishes flat
12. 12.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
13. 13.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) shrink to nothing (c) change colour (d) stay about the same
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) crouch before a jump (c) wind-up before a kick (d) heavy things move slowly
15. 15.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) crouch before a jump (c) a head turns in a curve (d) fast move, fewer frames
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
20. 20.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) ears flop after landing (c) more frames near stops (d) wind-up before a kick
21. 21.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
23. 23.Which of these shows arcs? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) wind-up before a kick (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a breath before a shout
24. 24.Which of these shows arcs? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a breath before a shout (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a thrown ball curves
25. 25.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) more frames near stops
28. 28.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a car eases to a stop (c) heavy things move slowly (d) slow move, more frames
31. 31.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
34. 34.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a lift starts gently (c) more frames near stops (d) a car eases to a stop
36. 36.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) slow move, more frames (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) fast move, fewer frames
39. 39.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out

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