Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 884 · 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 principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) more frames near stops
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) wind-up before a kick (d) cape keeps moving on
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
5. 5.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
8. 8.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
10. 10.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
12. 12.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) cheeks squash in a grin
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
16. 16.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) a leaping fish curves
17. 17.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
19. 19.Which of these shows arcs? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a head turns in a curve
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) arcs (d) follow-through
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
22. 22.Which of these is about timing? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a car eases to a stop (d) more frames near stops
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) arm swings in a curve (c) cape keeps moving on (d) ears flop after landing
24. 24.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) stay about the same (c) change colour (d) shrink to nothing
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
29. 29.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) wind-up before a kick
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a breath before a shout (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a car eases to a stop
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
36. 36.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) more frames near stops (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) tail wags after a halt
37. 37.True or false: “a breath before a shout” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) arm swings in a curve (c) wind-up before a kick (d) more frames near stops
39. 39.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True

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