Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 910 · 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) a breath before a shout (b) crouch before a jump (c) wind-up before a kick (d) fast move, fewer frames
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
3. 3.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) arm swings in a curve (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a breath before a shout
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
9. 9.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a leaping fish curves (c) ball squashes on landing (d) arm swings in a curve
13. 13.🎬 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
14. 14.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
16. 16.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a lift starts gently (b) crouch before a jump (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) more frames near stops
17. 17.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ears flop after landing (b) crouch before a jump (c) ball squashes on landing (d) heavy things move slowly
18. 18.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
19. 19.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a breath before a shout (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a leaping fish curves
21. 21.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a breath before a shout (d) arm pulls back to throw
22. 22.Which of these is about timing? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) wind-up before a kick (c) slow move, more frames (d) ball squashes on landing
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
24. 24.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
27. 27.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
28. 28.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) crouch before a jump (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) a leaping fish curves
29. 29.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a leaping fish curves (c) hair swings after a stop (d) ball squashes on landing
30. 30.🎬 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) more frames near stops (c) a lift starts gently (d) crouch before a jump
32. 32.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
33. 33.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) anticipation
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
36. 36.True or false: “crouch before a jump” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) ball squashes on landing
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a jelly squishes flat
40. 40.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True

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