Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 614 · 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: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
4. 4.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
6. 6.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
7. 7.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) crouch before a jump
9. 9.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
12. 12.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) arm pulls back to throw
13. 13.Which of these is about timing? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) heavy things move slowly (c) more frames near stops (d) cheeks squash in a grin
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
16. 16.🎬 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
17. 17.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
18. 18.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) slow move, more frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a leaping fish curves
19. 19.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) timing
21. 21.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
26. 26.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
27. 27.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a breath before a shout (c) a leaping fish curves (d) wind-up before a kick
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
30. 30.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) ears flop after landing (c) slow move, more frames (d) a thrown ball curves
32. 32.Which of these is about timing? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) arm pulls back to throw
33. 33.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a lift starts gently (d) a thrown ball curves
34. 34.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) tail wags after a halt (c) heavy things move slowly (d) more frames near stops
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) hair swings after a stop (d) ball squashes on landing
39. 39.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True

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