Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 893 · 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) ball squashes on landing (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a car eases to a stop
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a thrown ball curves
4. 4.Which of these is about timing? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a lift starts gently (c) a leaping fish curves (d) heavy things move slowly
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) tail wags after a halt (c) cape keeps moving on (d) arm swings in a curve
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) cape keeps moving on (c) slow move, more frames (d) heavy things move slowly
7. 7.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) change colour (c) stay about the same (d) double each time
8. 8.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
9. 9.Which of these is about timing? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) hair swings after a stop (d) ball squashes on landing
10. 10.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
12. 12.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) anticipation
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
17. 17.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
19. 19.Which of these shows arcs? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) arm swings in a curve (d) cat stretches mid-leap
20. 20.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a thrown ball curves (c) hair swings after a stop (d) crouch before a jump
21. 21.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) cape keeps moving on (c) ears flop after landing (d) ball squashes on landing
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) crouch before a jump (d) heavy things move slowly
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
28. 28.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
29. 29.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) crouch before a jump (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a lift starts gently
33. 33.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is about timing? (a) a lift starts gently (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a breath before a shout
35. 35.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
37. 37.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a breath before a shout (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) cat stretches mid-leap
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a lift starts gently (c) more frames near stops (d) a car eases to a stop
40. 40.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) crouch before a jump (d) cheeks squash in a grin

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