Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 55 · 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 animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
2. 2.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a head turns in a curve (c) ball squashes on landing (d) crouch before a jump
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) wind-up before a kick (c) slow move, more frames (d) crouch before a jump
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a car eases to a stop (d) cat stretches mid-leap
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a breath before a shout (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) ball squashes on landing
6. 6.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) ears flop after landing (c) heavy things move slowly (d) hair swings after a stop
10. 10.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a lift starts gently (c) ears flop after landing (d) fast move, fewer frames
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
13. 13.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
14. 14.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a breath before a shout (c) heavy things move slowly (d) slow move, more frames
15. 15.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) ears flop after landing (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a thrown ball curves
16. 16.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
17. 17.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
20. 20.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is about timing? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a breath before a shout (c) wind-up before a kick (d) slow move, more frames
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) more frames near stops (d) heavy things move slowly
23. 23.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
24. 24.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
26. 26.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) cape keeps moving on (c) more frames near stops (d) a breath before a shout
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a head turns in a curve (d) ball squashes on landing
28. 28.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a breath before a shout (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) cape keeps moving on
29. 29.Which of these shows arcs? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) ball squashes on landing (c) heavy things move slowly (d) arm swings in a curve
30. 30.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) crouch before a jump (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a breath before a shout
33. 33.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) crouch before a jump (c) a breath before a shout (d) arm pulls back to throw
36. 36.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) shrink to nothing (c) stay about the same (d) double each time
38. 38.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
40. 40.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a lift starts gently (c) ball squashes on landing (d) more frames near stops

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