Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 570 · 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) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) cheeks squash in a grin
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) hair swings after a stop (c) ears flop after landing (d) arm pulls back to throw
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) ears flop after landing (d) heavy things move slowly
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) wind-up before a kick (c) crouch before a jump (d) arm pulls back to throw
7. 7.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
8. 8.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) heavy things move slowly (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a leaping fish curves
10. 10.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) slow move, more frames (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a head turns in a curve
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
12. 12.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a breath before a shout (c) wind-up before a kick (d) arm pulls back to throw
14. 14.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a thrown ball curves (d) slow move, more frames
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
17. 17.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) shrink to nothing (c) change colour (d) stay about the same
18. 18.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
19. 19.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) hair swings after a stop
21. 21.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
23. 23.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) timing
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) a breath before a shout (d) more frames near stops
26. 26.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a thrown ball curves (c) ears flop after landing (d) a lift starts gently
28. 28.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) hair swings after a stop (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) heavy things move slowly
30. 30.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) crouch before a jump (d) a lift starts gently
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) arm swings in a curve (c) more frames near stops (d) a lift starts gently
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) wind-up before a kick (d) ball squashes on landing
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
37. 37.Which of these is about timing? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) crouch before a jump (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) slow move, more frames
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) cape keeps moving on (d) crouch before a jump
39. 39.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
40. 40.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True

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