Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 692 · 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.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) more frames near stops (c) a breath before a shout (d) fast move, fewer frames
4. 4.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
5. 5.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
7. 7.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) slow move, more frames (d) cape keeps moving on
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) follow-through
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
12. 12.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) heavy things move slowly (d) arm swings in a curve
14. 14.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a thrown ball curves (c) wind-up before a kick (d) ball squashes on landing
15. 15.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a car eases to a stop (c) ball squashes on landing (d) hair swings after a stop
16. 16.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) tail wags after a halt (d) wind-up before a kick
20. 20.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) timing
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) more frames near stops (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a lift starts gently
22. 22.True or false: “more frames near stops” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is about timing? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) crouch before a jump (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a lift starts gently
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) a car eases to a stop (d) fast move, fewer frames
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
28. 28.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ball squashes on landing (c) slow move, more frames (d) cat stretches mid-leap
31. 31.Which of these is about timing? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a jelly squishes flat
32. 32.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) crouch before a jump (c) ears flop after landing (d) a lift starts gently
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
34. 34.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a breath before a shout
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
37. 37.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) arcs
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
40. 40.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False

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