Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 626 · 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: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
3. 3.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
5. 5.Which of these shows arcs? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) arm pulls back to throw
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
7. 7.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
9. 9.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a lift starts gently (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) tail wags after a halt
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) ears flop after landing (c) ball squashes on landing (d) tail wags after a halt
11. 11.Which of these is about timing? (a) crouch before a jump (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a head turns in a curve
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) arcs (d) follow-through
13. 13.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) crouch before a jump (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) ball squashes on landing (d) hair swings after a stop
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) cheeks squash in a grin
15. 15.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
17. 17.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a breath before a shout (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a jelly squishes flat
18. 18.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
20. 20.Which of these is about timing? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) slow move, more frames (c) crouch before a jump (d) a lift starts gently
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
23. 23.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) ears flop after landing (c) crouch before a jump (d) ball squashes on landing
24. 24.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a thrown ball curves (c) ball squashes on landing (d) tail wags after a halt
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
27. 27.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) ball squashes on landing (d) arm swings in a curve
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) crouch before a jump
30. 30.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) slow move, more frames
31. 31.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) anticipation
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
34. 34.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
36. 36.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
38. 38.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
39. 39.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) stay about the same (c) shrink to nothing (d) double each time

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