Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

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

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