Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 781 · 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: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a car eases to a stop (c) hair swings after a stop (d) crouch before a jump
3. 3.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) crouch before a jump (c) arm swings in a curve (d) wind-up before a kick
5. 5.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a breath before a shout
8. 8.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
9. 9.Which of these shows arcs? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) more frames near stops (d) a head turns in a curve
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a lift starts gently (d) more frames near stops
11. 11.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a lift starts gently (c) arm swings in a curve (d) cape keeps moving on
12. 12.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) timing
14. 14.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
16. 16.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a lift starts gently (b) heavy things move slowly (c) ears flop after landing (d) a head turns in a curve
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
18. 18.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these shows arcs? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) tail wags after a halt
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
22. 22.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a lift starts gently
24. 24.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) change colour (c) stay about the same (d) shrink to nothing
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
26. 26.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a lift starts gently (c) arm swings in a curve (d) crouch before a jump
29. 29.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) more frames near stops (d) ears flop after landing
31. 31.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) ball squashes on landing (d) slow move, more frames
32. 32.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) arcs
35. 35.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a car eases to a stop (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) hair swings after a stop
36. 36.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a lift starts gently
37. 37.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) arm swings in a curve (c) hair swings after a stop (d) crouch before a jump
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) arcs
39. 39.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) wind-up before a kick (d) cheeks squash in a grin

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