Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 721 · 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) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) wind-up before a kick
3. 3.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
4. 4.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a lift starts gently (b) wind-up before a kick (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a head turns in a curve
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) timing
6. 6.True or false: “more frames near stops” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) timing
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) cape keeps moving on (d) arm swings in a curve
10. 10.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) cape keeps moving on (c) ears flop after landing (d) a jelly squishes flat
12. 12.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
14. 14.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) ball squashes on landing (c) crouch before a jump (d) a car eases to a stop
16. 16.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
20. 20.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) heavy things move slowly (d) arm pulls back to throw
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
22. 22.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
24. 24.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a breath before a shout (d) crouch before a jump
25. 25.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) hair swings after a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) heavy things move slowly
26. 26.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a lift starts gently (c) cape keeps moving on (d) crouch before a jump
27. 27.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) crouch before a jump (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) arm pulls back to throw
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
29. 29.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
31. 31.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” 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) anticipation
33. 33.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ears flop after landing (b) slow move, more frames (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a jelly squishes flat
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
36. 36.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a lift starts gently (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) wind-up before a kick
37. 37.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) stay about the same (c) double each time (d) shrink to nothing
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) ears flop after landing (c) cape keeps moving on (d) slow move, more frames
39. 39.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False

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