Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 620 · 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) hair swings after a stop (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a head turns in a curve (d) cape keeps moving on
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a leaping fish curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a head turns in a curve
3. 3.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) crouch before a jump (c) a car eases to a stop (d) arm swings in a curve
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) heavy things move slowly
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cape keeps moving on (c) tail wags after a halt (d) fast move, fewer frames
7. 7.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
13. 13.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a thrown ball curves
15. 15.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a car eases to a stop (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) heavy things move slowly
17. 17.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) more frames near stops (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a jelly squishes flat
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a head turns in a curve (d) arm swings in a curve
19. 19.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
21. 21.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
22. 22.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a car eases to a stop (d) cape keeps moving on
23. 23.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a breath before a shout (b) more frames near stops (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) slow move, more frames
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a head turns in a curve
26. 26.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) double each time (c) shrink to nothing (d) stay about the same
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
29. 29.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) ball squashes on landing (c) ears flop after landing (d) a breath before a shout
30. 30.Which of these shows arcs? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) tail wags after a halt (c) more frames near stops (d) ball squashes on landing
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) follow-through
32. 32.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) ears flop after landing (c) a lift starts gently (d) more frames near stops
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
37. 37.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a thrown ball curves (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a lift starts gently
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) hair swings after a stop

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