Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 79 · 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 of these is about timing? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) crouch before a jump (d) a thrown ball curves
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) tail wags after a halt (c) ears flop after landing (d) wind-up before a kick
3. 3.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cheeks squash in a grin
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
7. 7.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
9. 9.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
11. 11.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) more frames near stops (c) a lift starts gently (d) tail wags after a halt
12. 12.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) arm swings in a curve
13. 13.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) crouch before a jump (c) a car eases to a stop (d) fast move, fewer frames
14. 14.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “more frames near stops” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) hair swings after a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) tail wags after a halt
18. 18.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) cape keeps moving on (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a lift starts gently
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) follow-through
21. 21.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a leaping fish curves
24. 24.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a leaping fish curves (d) arm swings in a curve
26. 26.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
28. 28.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) heavy things move slowly (c) ball squashes on landing (d) arm pulls back to throw
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) hair swings after a stop (d) ears flop after landing
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a breath before a shout (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a jelly squishes flat
32. 32.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
33. 33.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a lift starts gently (d) a thrown ball curves
34. 34.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) follow-through
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) ears flop after landing (d) tail wags after a halt
36. 36.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) more frames near stops (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) wind-up before a kick
37. 37.🎬 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
38. 38.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) tail wags after a halt
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
40. 40.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True

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