Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 913 · 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 squash and stretch? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a lift starts gently (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a leaping fish curves
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a thrown ball curves (c) crouch before a jump (d) a leaping fish curves
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a head turns in a curve (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
5. 5.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) more frames near stops (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a head turns in a curve
7. 7.Which of these shows arcs? (a) slow move, more frames (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a thrown ball curves (d) heavy things move slowly
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) crouch before a jump
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
10. 10.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) hair swings after a stop (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cape keeps moving on
15. 15.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) more frames near stops (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a lift starts gently
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a car eases to a stop (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a lift starts gently
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
19. 19.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
20. 20.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) double each time (c) shrink to nothing (d) change colour
21. 21.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
23. 23.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) crouch before a jump (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a leaping fish curves
24. 24.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
25. 25.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a thrown ball curves (d) arm swings in a curve
27. 27.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a thrown ball curves (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a jelly squishes flat
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a head turns in a curve (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) cat stretches mid-leap
30. 30.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a breath before a shout (d) crouch before a jump
32. 32.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) slow move, more frames (d) heavy things move slowly
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
36. 36.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
38. 38.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) wind-up before a kick (c) heavy things move slowly (d) tail wags after a halt
39. 39.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
40. 40.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False

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