Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 550 · 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) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
2. 2.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) ball squashes on landing
3. 3.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
5. 5.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a head turns in a curve (d) ears flop after landing
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
7. 7.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a breath before a shout (d) a lift starts gently
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) crouch before a jump (c) wind-up before a kick (d) ears flop after landing
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) ball squashes on landing
10. 10.Which of these shows arcs? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a head turns in a curve (c) crouch before a jump (d) arm pulls back to throw
11. 11.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
12. 12.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) more frames near stops (b) a breath before a shout (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a leaping fish curves
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) tail wags after a halt
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a lift starts gently
16. 16.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a jelly squishes flat
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) ball squashes on landing
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) ears flop after landing (c) hair swings after a stop (d) tail wags after a halt
21. 21.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) hair swings after a stop (d) tail wags after a halt
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
27. 27.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) hair swings after a stop (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) slow move, more frames
28. 28.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
29. 29.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
30. 30.True or false: “more frames near stops” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
33. 33.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a lift starts gently (d) a jelly squishes flat
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) cape keeps moving on
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) timing
36. 36.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a car eases to a stop (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cape keeps moving on
37. 37.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) crouch before a jump (c) a lift starts gently (d) ears flop after landing
38. 38.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) arm swings in a curve (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a car eases to a stop
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation

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