Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 91 · 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 of these shows arcs? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cape keeps moving on (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a jelly squishes flat
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
3. 3.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) ears flop after landing (c) slow move, more frames (d) wind-up before a kick
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
7. 7.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
9. 9.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
11. 11.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) crouch before a jump (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a head turns in a curve
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a lift starts gently (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) heavy things move slowly
14. 14.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a lift starts gently (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) wind-up before a kick
16. 16.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a car eases to a stop (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a leaping fish curves
17. 17.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a breath before a shout (c) a leaping fish curves (d) ball squashes on landing
18. 18.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
21. 21.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a head turns in a curve (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cheeks squash in a grin
23. 23.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) ears flop after landing (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) cape keeps moving on
27. 27.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
29. 29.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) slow move, more frames (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) cape keeps moving on (d) arm pulls back to throw
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) slow move, more frames (c) a car eases to a stop (d) more frames near stops
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a leaping fish curves (d) arm swings in a curve
32. 32.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a breath before a shout (d) wind-up before a kick
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) hair swings after a stop (c) tail wags after a halt (d) ears flop after landing
35. 35.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
36. 36.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) double each time (c) stay about the same (d) change colour
37. 37.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) arcs
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
39. 39.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation

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