Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 820 · 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: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
2. 2.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) hair swings after a stop (c) wind-up before a kick (d) heavy things move slowly
3. 3.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
5. 5.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) more frames near stops (c) ears flop after landing (d) a thrown ball curves
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) a car eases to a stop (d) heavy things move slowly
7. 7.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
8. 8.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) crouch before a jump (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a lift starts gently
11. 11.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
12. 12.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) crouch before a jump (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a jelly squishes flat
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) arcs
14. 14.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
16. 16.Which of these is about timing? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) slow move, more frames (d) ball squashes on landing
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
18. 18.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) double each time (c) change colour (d) shrink to nothing
19. 19.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
22. 22.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
23. 23.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
25. 25.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) more frames near stops (b) ball squashes on landing (c) crouch before a jump (d) a head turns in a curve
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) crouch before a jump (d) ball squashes on landing
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
30. 30.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a head turns in a curve (d) cheeks squash in a grin
33. 33.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a thrown ball curves (d) arm swings in a curve
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a breath before a shout (c) cape keeps moving on (d) crouch before a jump
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a breath before a shout (c) crouch before a jump (d) wind-up before a kick
40. 40.Which of these is about timing? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a lift starts gently (d) crouch before a jump

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