Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 763 · 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: “tail wags after a halt” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) ball squashes on landing (d) ears flop after landing
4. 4.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
5. 5.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) follow-through
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) arcs
8. 8.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a breath before a shout (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a head turns in a curve (d) fast move, fewer frames
10. 10.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a breath before a shout (d) arm swings in a curve
11. 11.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
14. 14.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a head turns in a curve (d) cheeks squash in a grin
15. 15.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
17. 17.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
18. 18.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these shows arcs? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) arm swings in a curve (d) ball squashes on landing
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) more frames near stops (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a lift starts gently
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) timing
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
23. 23.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is about timing? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a thrown ball curves (c) crouch before a jump (d) slow move, more frames
25. 25.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a leaping fish curves (c) wind-up before a kick (d) slow move, more frames
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) follow-through
28. 28.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) wind-up before a kick (c) tail wags after a halt (d) more frames near stops
29. 29.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) slow move, more frames (d) crouch before a jump
30. 30.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a head turns in a curve (d) slow move, more frames
33. 33.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a jelly squishes flat
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
36. 36.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) heavy things move slowly (d) more frames near stops
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
39. 39.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a breath before a shout (c) wind-up before a kick (d) arm pulls back to throw

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