Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 546 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) slow move, more frames (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) tail wags after a halt
2. 2.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
4. 4.🎬 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
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) timing
7. 7.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) wind-up before a kick (d) heavy things move slowly
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) more frames near stops (c) ears flop after landing (d) a car eases to a stop
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
11. 11.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ears flop after landing (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) ball squashes on landing
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
14. 14.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a breath before a shout (c) a car eases to a stop (d) ball squashes on landing
15. 15.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a breath before a shout
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a breath before a shout (c) crouch before a jump (d) slow move, more frames
17. 17.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
19. 19.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) wind-up before a kick (c) crouch before a jump (d) a jelly squishes flat
21. 21.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) more frames near stops (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) ears flop after landing
22. 22.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a breath before a shout
25. 25.Which of these is about timing? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a thrown ball curves (d) crouch before a jump
26. 26.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) slow move, more frames (d) ball squashes on landing
29. 29.Which of these shows arcs? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) ears flop after landing (c) a thrown ball curves (d) wind-up before a kick
30. 30.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
31. 31.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ears flop after landing (b) wind-up before a kick (c) crouch before a jump (d) cat stretches mid-leap
33. 33.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is about timing? (a) crouch before a jump (b) slow move, more frames (c) ears flop after landing (d) cheeks squash in a grin
35. 35.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) more frames near stops (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) crouch before a jump
36. 36.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
38. 38.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) wind-up before a kick
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) timing

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