Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 891 · 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) heavy things move slowly (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) slow move, more frames
2. 2.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
5. 5.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
6. 6.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ears flop after landing (b) slow move, more frames (c) a car eases to a stop (d) ball squashes on landing
7. 7.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a breath before a shout
9. 9.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) follow-through
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
13. 13.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) hair swings after a stop
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) timing
17. 17.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) wind-up before a kick (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a jelly squishes flat
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
20. 20.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) arcs
24. 24.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a leaping fish curves (c) crouch before a jump (d) a head turns in a curve
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
28. 28.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) more frames near stops (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) tail wags after a halt (d) ball squashes on landing
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) tail wags after a halt
30. 30.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
31. 31.Which of these is about timing? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a thrown ball curves (d) fast move, fewer frames
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
33. 33.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) stay about the same (c) shrink to nothing (d) change colour
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
36. 36.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a car eases to a stop (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a breath before a shout
38. 38.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
39. 39.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a car eases to a stop (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a jelly squishes flat

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