Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 899 · 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 animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
3. 3.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) slow move, more frames (c) wind-up before a kick (d) tail wags after a halt
4. 4.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) crouch before a jump (d) hair swings after a stop
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) anticipation
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
9. 9.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
10. 10.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
11. 11.Which of these is about timing? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) ball squashes on landing (d) slow move, more frames
12. 12.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
13. 13.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) slow move, more frames (c) crouch before a jump (d) a leaping fish curves
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a head turns in a curve
17. 17.True or false: “crouch before a jump” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
21. 21.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
22. 22.🎬 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
23. 23.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
25. 25.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
26. 26.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) crouch before a jump (c) heavy things move slowly (d) ball squashes on landing
27. 27.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a breath before a shout
28. 28.True or false: “a lift starts gently” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) crouch before a jump (c) a breath before a shout (d) ball squashes on landing
30. 30.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a breath before a shout (d) a car eases to a stop
31. 31.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
33. 33.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a car eases to a stop (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a lift starts gently
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
36. 36.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a lift starts gently (d) a car eases to a stop
38. 38.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) anticipation
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves

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