Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 575 · 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) ball squashes on landing (b) wind-up before a kick (c) crouch before a jump (d) a breath before a shout
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a jelly squishes flat
3. 3.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
4. 4.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) follow-through
7. 7.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
9. 9.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
12. 12.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
15. 15.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ball squashes on landing (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) cheeks squash in a grin
17. 17.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a car eases to a stop (d) wind-up before a kick
18. 18.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) cape keeps moving on
19. 19.True or false: “a breath before a shout” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) timing
23. 23.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) more frames near stops (c) tail wags after a halt (d) slow move, more frames
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
25. 25.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is about timing? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a head turns in a curve (c) wind-up before a kick (d) fast move, fewer frames
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a thrown ball curves
30. 30.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
33. 33.True or false: “more frames near stops” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is about timing? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a lift starts gently (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) slow move, more frames
36. 36.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) crouch before a jump (d) a jelly squishes flat
38. 38.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) wind-up before a kick (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a head turns in a curve
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs

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