Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 883 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a lift starts gently (c) a car eases to a stop (d) more frames near stops
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
3. 3.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
4. 4.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) ball squashes on landing (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a jelly squishes flat
6. 6.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) slow move, more frames (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a car eases to a stop
7. 7.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
10. 10.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
12. 12.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a breath before a shout (d) slow move, more frames
16. 16.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) hair swings after a stop
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a car eases to a stop (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) wind-up before a kick
19. 19.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
21. 21.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a lift starts gently
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
23. 23.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a breath before a shout (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a jelly squishes flat
24. 24.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) more frames near stops (c) ears flop after landing (d) crouch before a jump
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
27. 27.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
31. 31.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a thrown ball curves
33. 33.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) cape keeps moving on (d) tail wags after a halt
36. 36.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
37. 37.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) shrink to nothing (c) double each time (d) stay about the same
38. 38.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) slow move, more frames (c) ears flop after landing (d) a breath before a shout
39. 39.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a breath before a shout (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) cape keeps moving on
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a jelly squishes flat

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