Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 710 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) hair swings after a stop (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a thrown ball curves
2. 2.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
3. 3.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a car eases to a stop (d) ears flop after landing
4. 4.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
6. 6.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a lift starts gently
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
10. 10.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a head turns in a curve (c) slow move, more frames (d) crouch before a jump
11. 11.Which of these is about timing? (a) crouch before a jump (b) hair swings after a stop (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) heavy things move slowly
12. 12.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
13. 13.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) more frames near stops (d) heavy things move slowly
14. 14.Which of these shows arcs? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a breath before a shout (d) cat stretches mid-leap
15. 15.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) change colour (c) stay about the same (d) double each time
16. 16.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is about timing? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cape keeps moving on
18. 18.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a lift starts gently (d) fast move, fewer frames
20. 20.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
22. 22.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) arm swings in a curve (c) ears flop after landing (d) hair swings after a stop
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a leaping fish curves
24. 24.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) ball squashes on landing (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) crouch before a jump
27. 27.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a car eases to a stop (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a jelly squishes flat
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) timing
30. 30.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
33. 33.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) follow-through
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) slow move, more frames (d) crouch before a jump
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
37. 37.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a lift starts gently (d) more frames near stops
39. 39.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True

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