Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 664 · 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 leaping fish curves (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) cat stretches mid-leap
2. 2.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
3. 3.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a car eases to a stop (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) heavy things move slowly
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a car eases to a stop (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a jelly squishes flat
5. 5.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) slow move, more frames (d) cheeks squash in a grin
8. 8.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) crouch before a jump (c) wind-up before a kick (d) tail wags after a halt
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
11. 11.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) ears flop after landing (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a breath before a shout
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
13. 13.Which of these shows arcs? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a leaping fish curves
14. 14.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) stay about the same (c) double each time (d) change colour
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
16. 16.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) more frames near stops (d) a breath before a shout
20. 20.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) heavy things move slowly (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) wind-up before a kick
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) wind-up before a kick (c) tail wags after a halt (d) hair swings after a stop
22. 22.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎬 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) ball squashes on landing (d) more frames near stops
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) cape keeps moving on (c) ears flop after landing (d) a head turns in a curve
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) crouch before a jump (d) a thrown ball curves
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) slow move, more frames (d) cat stretches mid-leap
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
29. 29.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) ears flop after landing
31. 31.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
32. 32.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a thrown ball curves (d) cat stretches mid-leap
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
34. 34.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
37. 37.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) hair swings after a stop
39. 39.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False

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