Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 690 · 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.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) timing
3. 3.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) change colour (c) double each time (d) stay about the same
4. 4.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a breath before a shout (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a leaping fish curves (d) arm swings in a curve
5. 5.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is about timing? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a breath before a shout
7. 7.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) slow move, more frames (b) more frames near stops (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a car eases to a stop
8. 8.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a head turns in a curve (c) crouch before a jump (d) a lift starts gently
9. 9.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
11. 11.Which of these is about timing? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) slow move, more frames
12. 12.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cape keeps moving on (d) arm pulls back to throw
14. 14.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
16. 16.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
18. 18.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
21. 21.Which of these is about timing? (a) crouch before a jump (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) arm swings in a curve
22. 22.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a car eases to a stop (c) crouch before a jump (d) wind-up before a kick
25. 25.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
27. 27.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) anticipation
29. 29.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a thrown ball curves
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
32. 32.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a thrown ball curves (d) slow move, more frames
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a head turns in a curve
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
36. 36.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a car eases to a stop (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a head turns in a curve
37. 37.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) wind-up before a kick (d) hair swings after a stop
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a breath before a shout (c) wind-up before a kick (d) arm pulls back to throw
40. 40.🎬 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

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