Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 576 · 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: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a thrown ball curves (d) ball squashes on landing
3. 3.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a breath before a shout (d) a lift starts gently
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
5. 5.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
6. 6.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
7. 7.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a car eases to a stop (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) ears flop after landing
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) anticipation
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) anticipation
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) more frames near stops (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a jelly squishes flat
13. 13.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a thrown ball curves (d) fast move, fewer frames
15. 15.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a jelly squishes flat
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) crouch before a jump (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) ball squashes on landing
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
18. 18.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a breath before a shout (d) hair swings after a stop
19. 19.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) arm swings in a curve
21. 21.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) shrink to nothing (c) double each time (d) stay about the same
22. 22.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
24. 24.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) heavy things move slowly
27. 27.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a car eases to a stop
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) more frames near stops (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a car eases to a stop
32. 32.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
33. 33.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
35. 35.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) cape keeps moving on (c) tail wags after a halt (d) ears flop after landing
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
37. 37.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) timing
38. 38.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a head turns in a curve
40. 40.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) ears flop after landing (d) hair swings after a stop

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