Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 773 · 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: “hair swings after a stop” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) more frames near stops (b) ears flop after landing (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a breath before a shout
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
4. 4.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
7. 7.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) crouch before a jump (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) hair swings after a stop
8. 8.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a breath before a shout (d) cat stretches mid-leap
9. 9.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
10. 10.Which of these shows arcs? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a breath before a shout (d) crouch before a jump
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
12. 12.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) more frames near stops (c) a head turns in a curve (d) crouch before a jump
13. 13.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a breath before a shout (d) arm pulls back to throw
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) crouch before a jump (c) a breath before a shout (d) wind-up before a kick
16. 16.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
17. 17.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) crouch before a jump (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) fast move, fewer frames
19. 19.Which of these is about timing? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) more frames near stops (d) wind-up before a kick
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) more frames near stops (d) crouch before a jump
21. 21.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
23. 23.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) a lift starts gently (d) heavy things move slowly
26. 26.Which of these is about timing? (a) slow move, more frames (b) ears flop after landing (c) a breath before a shout (d) arm pulls back to throw
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) more frames near stops (d) heavy things move slowly
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
30. 30.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a thrown ball curves (c) tail wags after a halt (d) arm swings in a curve
32. 32.Which of these shows arcs? (a) more frames near stops (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a jelly squishes flat
33. 33.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a lift starts gently (c) hair swings after a stop (d) crouch before a jump
34. 34.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) ball squashes on landing (c) hair swings after a stop (d) ears flop after landing
37. 37.Which of these is about timing? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a leaping fish curves (d) cat stretches mid-leap
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
39. 39.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) double each time (c) stay about the same (d) change colour
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) follow-through

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