Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 71 · 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 leaping fish curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
3. 3.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
5. 5.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
6. 6.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
7. 7.Which of these shows arcs? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a head turns in a curve
8. 8.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) timing
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
11. 11.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) slow move, more frames (c) a leaping fish curves (d) cape keeps moving on
12. 12.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
14. 14.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) more frames near stops
15. 15.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) ball squashes on landing (c) slow move, more frames (d) cheeks squash in a grin
17. 17.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a lift starts gently (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cape keeps moving on
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) heavy things move slowly (c) more frames near stops (d) a lift starts gently
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
20. 20.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a lift starts gently (d) hair swings after a stop
21. 21.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a breath before a shout (b) cape keeps moving on (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) arm swings in a curve
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a head turns in a curve (d) arm swings in a curve
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) slow move, more frames (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) crouch before a jump
25. 25.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) shrink to nothing (c) double each time (d) change colour
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
27. 27.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
29. 29.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ears flop after landing (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) crouch before a jump
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) wind-up before a kick (c) ears flop after landing (d) a breath before a shout
32. 32.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
34. 34.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) ears flop after landing (d) a car eases to a stop
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) crouch before a jump (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) wind-up before a kick
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a lift starts gently
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) wind-up before a kick (d) arm pulls back to throw
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a car eases to a stop
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing

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