Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 607 · 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) a car eases to a stop (b) tail wags after a halt (c) more frames near stops (d) a lift starts gently
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a head turns in a curve
3. 3.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
4. 4.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
6. 6.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) wind-up before a kick (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) heavy things move slowly
11. 11.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a lift starts gently
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) arcs
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a breath before a shout (d) slow move, more frames
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) hair swings after a stop (c) ears flop after landing (d) ball squashes on landing
16. 16.Which of these shows arcs? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) more frames near stops (d) a thrown ball curves
17. 17.True or false: “crouch before a jump” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) slow move, more frames (c) ball squashes on landing (d) more frames near stops
19. 19.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) change colour (c) stay about the same (d) double each time
20. 20.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) more frames near stops
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
23. 23.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a thrown ball curves (d) arm pulls back to throw
25. 25.Which of these is about timing? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) cape keeps moving on (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a thrown ball curves
26. 26.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a leaping fish curves
28. 28.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) slow move, more frames (c) a leaping fish curves (d) ears flop after landing
34. 34.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a lift starts gently
36. 36.Which of these is about timing? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) hair swings after a stop
37. 37.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a lift starts gently (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a breath before a shout (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) cheeks squash in a grin

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