Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 70 · 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 squash and stretch? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) heavy things move slowly (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) arm swings in a curve
2. 2.🎬 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
3. 3.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) heavy things move slowly (d) tail wags after a halt
5. 5.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
6. 6.True or false: “a lift starts gently” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
8. 8.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
9. 9.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
11. 11.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
12. 12.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a lift starts gently (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) cat stretches mid-leap
13. 13.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a thrown ball curves (d) ball squashes on landing
14. 14.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
15. 15.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these shows arcs? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a head turns in a curve
17. 17.Which of these is about timing? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) tail wags after a halt (c) cape keeps moving on (d) heavy things move slowly
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
19. 19.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
22. 22.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) ball squashes on landing
24. 24.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) tail wags after a halt (c) slow move, more frames (d) wind-up before a kick
26. 26.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) ball squashes on landing (d) crouch before a jump
27. 27.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) wind-up before a kick
28. 28.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a car eases to a stop (d) crouch before a jump
29. 29.True or false: “more frames near stops” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
31. 31.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) crouch before a jump (d) more frames near stops
34. 34.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
35. 35.Which of these is about timing? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) arm swings in a curve (c) tail wags after a halt (d) fast move, fewer frames
36. 36.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) ears flop after landing (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) heavy things move slowly
37. 37.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False

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