Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 659 · 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 follow-through? (a) a lift starts gently (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) hair swings after a stop (d) crouch before a jump
2. 2.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
3. 3.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) change colour (c) shrink to nothing (d) double each time
5. 5.Which of these is about timing? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a leaping fish curves (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a jelly squishes flat
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
7. 7.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) heavy things move slowly (d) fast move, fewer frames
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a breath before a shout (c) heavy things move slowly (d) crouch before a jump
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a head turns in a curve (c) slow move, more frames (d) heavy things move slowly
10. 10.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
11. 11.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a thrown ball curves (d) slow move, more frames
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
16. 16.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) more frames near stops (c) heavy things move slowly (d) fast move, fewer frames
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
19. 19.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) wind-up before a kick (c) ball squashes on landing (d) arm pulls back to throw
21. 21.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
22. 22.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) more frames near stops (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) arm swings in a curve
23. 23.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) ears flop after landing (c) a breath before a shout (d) more frames near stops
24. 24.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) more frames near stops (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a leaping fish curves (d) hair swings after a stop
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a thrown ball curves (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a breath before a shout
26. 26.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) crouch before a jump (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a breath before a shout
29. 29.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) arcs
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) wind-up before a kick
32. 32.Which of these shows arcs? (a) crouch before a jump (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a leaping fish curves (d) slow move, more frames
33. 33.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) heavy things move slowly (c) arm swings in a curve (d) ball squashes on landing
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) follow-through
36. 36.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
37. 37.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a lift starts gently
38. 38.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) tail wags after a halt (c) wind-up before a kick (d) heavy things move slowly
39. 39.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch

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