Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 623 · 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 jelly squishes flat (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a breath before a shout
2. 2.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) tail wags after a halt (c) arm swings in a curve (d) slow move, more frames
3. 3.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a leaping fish curves (c) ball squashes on landing (d) wind-up before a kick
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) arm swings in a curve
7. 7.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a leaping fish curves (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) cat stretches mid-leap
8. 8.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) crouch before a jump (c) more frames near stops (d) arm pulls back to throw
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) a car eases to a stop (d) wind-up before a kick
13. 13.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cape keeps moving on (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cat stretches mid-leap
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a lift starts gently (d) a leaping fish curves
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a car eases to a stop (c) slow move, more frames (d) fast move, fewer frames
17. 17.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
22. 22.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
23. 23.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) slow move, more frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) fast move, fewer frames
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) hair swings after a stop (d) tail wags after a halt
26. 26.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
29. 29.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) shrink to nothing (c) double each time (d) change colour
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
31. 31.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
32. 32.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) ears flop after landing (c) a lift starts gently (d) ball squashes on landing
34. 34.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
36. 36.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) crouch before a jump (c) more frames near stops (d) ears flop after landing
37. 37.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
38. 38.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a thrown ball curves (d) crouch before a jump
39. 39.🎬 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
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing

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