Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 942 · 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 follow-through? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) heavy things move slowly (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a thrown ball curves
2. 2.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
5. 5.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a leaping fish curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a jelly squishes flat
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
8. 8.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
11. 11.Which of these is about timing? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) crouch before a jump (d) ears flop after landing
12. 12.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) crouch before a jump (d) a head turns in a curve
14. 14.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) ball squashes on landing (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a jelly squishes flat
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) crouch before a jump (d) a car eases to a stop
18. 18.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a head turns in a curve (c) hair swings after a stop (d) arm swings in a curve
19. 19.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
21. 21.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) cheeks squash in a grin
24. 24.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
25. 25.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a thrown ball curves (c) tail wags after a halt (d) hair swings after a stop
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a jelly squishes flat
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a head turns in a curve
30. 30.True or false: “a lift starts gently” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) slow move, more frames (c) ears flop after landing (d) cheeks squash in a grin
32. 32.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎬 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
34. 34.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) crouch before a jump (d) a thrown ball curves
36. 36.Which of these is about timing? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a breath before a shout (c) hair swings after a stop (d) ears flop after landing
37. 37.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) timing

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