Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 573 · 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.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) heavy things move slowly (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cheeks squash in a grin
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
5. 5.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
6. 6.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a head turns in a curve (c) hair swings after a stop (d) wind-up before a kick
7. 7.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) crouch before a jump (c) slow move, more frames (d) fast move, fewer frames
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) arm swings in a curve (d) cheeks squash in a grin
9. 9.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a leaping fish curves (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a car eases to a stop
10. 10.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) ball squashes on landing (c) arm swings in a curve (d) cape keeps moving on
11. 11.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
13. 13.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
14. 14.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a breath before a shout (c) a leaping fish curves (d) heavy things move slowly
15. 15.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) slow move, more frames
18. 18.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) slow move, more frames (d) cape keeps moving on
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
21. 21.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a car eases to a stop (c) slow move, more frames (d) cape keeps moving on
22. 22.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a breath before a shout (d) cat stretches mid-leap
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) slow move, more frames (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) fast move, fewer frames
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
27. 27.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
29. 29.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) more frames near stops (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) heavy things move slowly
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
32. 32.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) slow move, more frames (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) wind-up before a kick
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) cat stretches mid-leap
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
36. 36.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
38. 38.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) change colour (c) double each time (d) stay about the same
39. 39.Which of these is about timing? (a) crouch before a jump (b) heavy things move slowly (c) arm swings in a curve (d) ball squashes on landing
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs

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