Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 862 · 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.🎬 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
2. 2.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) crouch before a jump (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a thrown ball curves
4. 4.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) crouch before a jump (c) ears flop after landing (d) tail wags after a halt
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) slow move, more frames (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) cheeks squash in a grin
8. 8.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) arm swings in a curve (c) slow move, more frames (d) fast move, fewer frames
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) slow move, more frames (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) heavy things move slowly
11. 11.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a head turns in a curve (d) heavy things move slowly
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) timing
13. 13.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) crouch before a jump (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) fast move, fewer frames
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cheeks squash in a grin
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) slow move, more frames (c) ears flop after landing (d) fast move, fewer frames
18. 18.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) wind-up before a kick (d) arm pulls back to throw
20. 20.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
21. 21.Which of these is about timing? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) hair swings after a stop (c) ball squashes on landing (d) heavy things move slowly
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
24. 24.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) arm swings in a curve (d) cape keeps moving on
25. 25.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
29. 29.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) slow move, more frames (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a car eases to a stop
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
31. 31.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) cape keeps moving on
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
37. 37.Which of these shows arcs? (a) more frames near stops (b) ball squashes on landing (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a leaping fish curves
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) more frames near stops (d) a lift starts gently
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
40. 40.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a lift starts gently (d) a breath before a shout

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