Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 547 · 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) cheeks squash in a grin (b) wind-up before a kick (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a breath before a shout
2. 2.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a lift starts gently (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) tail wags after a halt
3. 3.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) slow move, more frames (c) more frames near stops (d) a thrown ball curves
4. 4.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a head turns in a curve (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) wind-up before a kick
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) slow move, more frames (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) cape keeps moving on
7. 7.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
9. 9.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) ears flop after landing (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a breath before a shout
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) cape keeps moving on (c) ears flop after landing (d) hair swings after a stop
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a jelly squishes flat
13. 13.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
15. 15.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) tail wags after a halt (c) slow move, more frames (d) wind-up before a kick
17. 17.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these shows arcs? (a) crouch before a jump (b) heavy things move slowly (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a leaping fish curves
20. 20.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) timing
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a head turns in a curve
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a car eases to a stop (d) slow move, more frames
24. 24.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) stay about the same (c) double each time (d) shrink to nothing
25. 25.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a jelly squishes flat
26. 26.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a thrown ball curves (d) crouch before a jump
27. 27.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a thrown ball curves (d) heavy things move slowly
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
30. 30.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
32. 32.Which of these is about timing? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) slow move, more frames (c) crouch before a jump (d) cape keeps moving on
33. 33.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a car eases to a stop
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
35. 35.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) slow move, more frames (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a lift starts gently
36. 36.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a car eases to a stop (d) wind-up before a kick
38. 38.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
40. 40.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False

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