Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 911 · 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 anticipation? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) hair swings after a stop (c) tail wags after a halt (d) arm pulls back to throw
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a breath before a shout (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) crouch before a jump
3. 3.Which of these shows arcs? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) ears flop after landing (c) a thrown ball curves (d) more frames near stops
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
5. 5.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) anticipation
6. 6.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) more frames near stops (d) cape keeps moving on
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a thrown ball curves
9. 9.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) slow move, more frames (d) a thrown ball curves
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) follow-through
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
14. 14.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a lift starts gently (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a breath before a shout
16. 16.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
17. 17.Which of these is about timing? (a) a breath before a shout (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) fast move, fewer frames
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) hair swings after a stop (d) slow move, more frames
20. 20.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
24. 24.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) arm swings in a curve (d) cat stretches mid-leap
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
26. 26.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) stay about the same (c) shrink to nothing (d) double each time
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
29. 29.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) tail wags after a halt (d) wind-up before a kick
30. 30.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) slow move, more frames (b) wind-up before a kick (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) cape keeps moving on
32. 32.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) crouch before a jump (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a lift starts gently
33. 33.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) follow-through
35. 35.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
38. 38.Which of these is about timing? (a) slow move, more frames (b) crouch before a jump (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a leaping fish curves
39. 39.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) crouch before a jump (d) hair swings after a stop

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