Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 543 · 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 of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) ball squashes on landing (d) fast move, fewer frames
2. 2.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a breath before a shout (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) crouch before a jump
4. 4.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a thrown ball curves (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) slow move, more frames
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
6. 6.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a breath before a shout (d) a thrown ball curves
7. 7.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
8. 8.Which of these is about timing? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) slow move, more frames (c) a car eases to a stop (d) arm pulls back to throw
9. 9.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a lift starts gently (d) a jelly squishes flat
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
11. 11.Which of these is about timing? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) heavy things move slowly (d) arm pulls back to throw
12. 12.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a breath before a shout (c) hair swings after a stop (d) ball squashes on landing
13. 13.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
16. 16.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) double each time (c) change colour (d) shrink to nothing
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a thrown ball curves
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) more frames near stops (c) crouch before a jump (d) a car eases to a stop
19. 19.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) crouch before a jump (b) heavy things move slowly (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a jelly squishes flat
20. 20.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) ball squashes on landing (d) heavy things move slowly
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) heavy things move slowly
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a car eases to a stop (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a lift starts gently
26. 26.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) arcs
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
30. 30.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a head turns in a curve
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) cape keeps moving on (c) tail wags after a halt (d) hair swings after a stop
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
35. 35.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cape keeps moving on (c) slow move, more frames (d) hair swings after a stop
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
37. 37.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
39. 39.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) more frames near stops (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) wind-up before a kick (d) slow move, more frames
40. 40.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False

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