Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 837 · 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) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
2. 2.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) tail wags after a halt (d) slow move, more frames
4. 4.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) slow move, more frames (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a lift starts gently
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) more frames near stops (d) a thrown ball curves
7. 7.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) slow move, more frames (d) fast move, fewer frames
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) more frames near stops (c) heavy things move slowly (d) slow move, more frames
10. 10.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
11. 11.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a lift starts gently
12. 12.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a breath before a shout (d) wind-up before a kick
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
15. 15.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) ball squashes on landing (d) heavy things move slowly
18. 18.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
20. 20.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) wind-up before a kick
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) ears flop after landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
22. 22.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) double each time (c) stay about the same (d) change colour
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a leaping fish curves (c) crouch before a jump (d) a head turns in a curve
24. 24.Which of these shows arcs? (a) slow move, more frames (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a head turns in a curve (d) wind-up before a kick
25. 25.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a head turns in a curve (d) tail wags after a halt
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
28. 28.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ears flop after landing (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) crouch before a jump (d) a thrown ball curves
29. 29.Which of these is about timing? (a) a lift starts gently (b) slow move, more frames (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) crouch before a jump
30. 30.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a lift starts gently (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) arm pulls back to throw
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
36. 36.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
38. 38.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) ball squashes on landing (d) wind-up before a kick
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a car eases to a stop
40. 40.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False

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