Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 90 · 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) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
3. 3.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a thrown ball curves (d) more frames near stops
5. 5.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
6. 6.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) crouch before a jump
7. 7.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
8. 8.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) double each time (c) stay about the same (d) shrink to nothing
10. 10.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) follow-through
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) wind-up before a kick (c) cape keeps moving on (d) hair swings after a stop
14. 14.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a breath before a shout (d) crouch before a jump
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a breath before a shout
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) tail wags after a halt
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) a lift starts gently
19. 19.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) hair swings after a stop (c) crouch before a jump (d) slow move, more frames
20. 20.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
22. 22.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) crouch before a jump (c) ears flop after landing (d) a leaping fish curves
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
24. 24.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a head turns in a curve (d) cape keeps moving on
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a head turns in a curve (d) hair swings after a stop
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a breath before a shout
30. 30.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a lift starts gently
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) crouch before a jump (c) cape keeps moving on (d) ears flop after landing
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
34. 34.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a breath before a shout
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) heavy things move slowly (c) slow move, more frames (d) fast move, fewer frames
39. 39.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) ears flop after landing

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