Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 756 · 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 arcs. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) more frames near stops (c) a car eases to a stop (d) arm swings in a curve
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) hair swings after a stop (c) ears flop after landing (d) crouch before a jump
4. 4.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
8. 8.🎬 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
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) arcs
13. 13.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
14. 14.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
15. 15.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
16. 16.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a car eases to a stop (c) ears flop after landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
19. 19.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) ears flop after landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
21. 21.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a car eases to a stop (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) ball squashes on landing
22. 22.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a breath before a shout (c) crouch before a jump (d) fast move, fewer frames
24. 24.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
26. 26.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a leaping fish curves (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a lift starts gently
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
29. 29.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
32. 32.Which of these shows arcs? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) hair swings after a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) a head turns in a curve
33. 33.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
37. 37.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a breath before a shout (d) hair swings after a stop
38. 38.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a lift starts gently (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cape keeps moving on

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