Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 657 · 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 arcs? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) heavy things move slowly (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) cheeks squash in a grin
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a lift starts gently
3. 3.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
5. 5.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
6. 6.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a breath before a shout (d) crouch before a jump
8. 8.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
9. 9.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a lift starts gently (d) tail wags after a halt
10. 10.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
11. 11.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a car eases to a stop (d) crouch before a jump
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
14. 14.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) hair swings after a stop (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a thrown ball curves
17. 17.🔍 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) ears flop after landing (c) heavy things move slowly (d) fast move, fewer frames
19. 19.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) more frames near stops (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a jelly squishes flat
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
22. 22.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a head turns in a curve (c) more frames near stops (d) cheeks squash in a grin
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a breath before a shout (c) wind-up before a kick (d) ball squashes on landing
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) crouch before a jump (c) a leaping fish curves (d) arm swings in a curve
26. 26.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a leaping fish curves (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) ears flop after landing
27. 27.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
29. 29.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cape keeps moving on (c) heavy things move slowly (d) tail wags after a halt
32. 32.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) stay about the same (c) double each time (d) shrink to nothing
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a thrown ball curves
34. 34.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
35. 35.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a car eases to a stop (c) crouch before a jump (d) arm pulls back to throw
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
39. 39.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a breath before a shout (c) a lift starts gently (d) a jelly squishes flat
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs

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