Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 590 · 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 of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a lift starts gently (b) heavy things move slowly (c) ball squashes on landing (d) arm pulls back to throw
2. 2.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) more frames near stops
5. 5.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a jelly squishes flat
7. 7.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
9. 9.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a leaping fish curves (c) hair swings after a stop (d) crouch before a jump
10. 10.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a breath before a shout (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) crouch before a jump
12. 12.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
13. 13.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a head turns in a curve
14. 14.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) crouch before a jump (d) a car eases to a stop
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) timing
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) timing
17. 17.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) slow move, more frames
18. 18.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a lift starts gently
19. 19.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
20. 20.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) crouch before a jump (c) a head turns in a curve (d) arm pulls back to throw
23. 23.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) wind-up before a kick (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a breath before a shout (c) a lift starts gently (d) a car eases to a stop
27. 27.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
29. 29.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎬 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
31. 31.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a thrown ball curves (c) cape keeps moving on (d) cat stretches mid-leap
32. 32.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ears flop after landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) crouch before a jump (d) ball squashes on landing
33. 33.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) ball squashes on landing (d) arm swings in a curve
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a lift starts gently (c) crouch before a jump (d) a breath before a shout
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) more frames near stops (c) a car eases to a stop (d) crouch before a jump
39. 39.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a breath before a shout (c) a lift starts gently (d) slow move, more frames
40. 40.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ears flop after landing (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a leaping fish curves (d) more frames near stops

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