Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 785 · 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.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
2. 2.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ears flop after landing (b) crouch before a jump (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a lift starts gently
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
5. 5.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) fast move, fewer frames
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
8. 8.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a jelly squishes flat
10. 10.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) heavy things move slowly (c) slow move, more frames (d) fast move, fewer frames
13. 13.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎬 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
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
20. 20.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) slow move, more frames (c) a lift starts gently (d) arm swings in a curve
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) tail wags after a halt (c) ears flop after landing (d) hair swings after a stop
22. 22.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) more frames near stops
23. 23.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) ears flop after landing (d) tail wags after a halt
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) cape keeps moving on (c) tail wags after a halt (d) hair swings after a stop
25. 25.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a breath before a shout (d) arm swings in a curve
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
27. 27.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
30. 30.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) heavy things move slowly (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a jelly squishes flat
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
33. 33.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) tail wags after a halt (d) fast move, fewer frames
34. 34.Which of these is about timing? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) fast move, fewer frames
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) heavy things move slowly
36. 36.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a breath before a shout (d) slow move, more frames
37. 37.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) arcs
40. 40.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False

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