Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 59 · 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: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
2. 2.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) timing
5. 5.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
6. 6.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a breath before a shout (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a car eases to a stop
7. 7.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) crouch before a jump (b) ears flop after landing (c) more frames near stops (d) heavy things move slowly
8. 8.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) fast move, fewer frames
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) ball squashes on landing (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) cheeks squash in a grin
11. 11.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ears flop after landing (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) anticipation
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a breath before a shout (d) a jelly squishes flat
15. 15.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) change colour (c) shrink to nothing (d) double each time
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
17. 17.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
18. 18.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) crouch before a jump (c) a car eases to a stop (d) cat stretches mid-leap
19. 19.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) crouch before a jump (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) fast move, fewer frames
21. 21.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) more frames near stops (d) wind-up before a kick
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
24. 24.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
25. 25.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) cape keeps moving on (d) heavy things move slowly
27. 27.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is about timing? (a) slow move, more frames (b) tail wags after a halt (c) more frames near stops (d) cape keeps moving on
33. 33.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
36. 36.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) ball squashes on landing (d) slow move, more frames
37. 37.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
38. 38.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) ears flop after landing (c) crouch before a jump (d) a head turns in a curve
39. 39.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) ball squashes on landing (c) heavy things move slowly (d) slow move, more frames
40. 40.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True

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