Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 676 · 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.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) more frames near stops
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) wind-up before a kick (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) crouch before a jump
4. 4.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a head turns in a curve (d) cheeks squash in a grin
5. 5.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a car eases to a stop (d) ears flop after landing
6. 6.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) ball squashes on landing (c) tail wags after a halt (d) fast move, fewer frames
7. 7.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a car eases to a stop (d) fast move, fewer frames
8. 8.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) follow-through
9. 9.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
10. 10.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a car eases to a stop (c) crouch before a jump (d) a lift starts gently
13. 13.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
16. 16.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
17. 17.Which of these shows arcs? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) tail wags after a halt (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a thrown ball curves
18. 18.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a thrown ball curves (c) ears flop after landing (d) arm swings in a curve
19. 19.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
20. 20.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) more frames near stops (d) a car eases to a stop
23. 23.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a leaping fish curves
27. 27.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
32. 32.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
36. 36.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) crouch before a jump (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) heavy things move slowly
37. 37.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) ball squashes on landing (c) more frames near stops (d) fast move, fewer frames
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
40. 40.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a jelly squishes flat

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