Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 955 · 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.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
2. 2.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) hair swings after a stop (c) ears flop after landing (d) cape keeps moving on
4. 4.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a car eases to a stop (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a leaping fish curves
5. 5.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) stay about the same (c) change colour (d) double each time
6. 6.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) more frames near stops (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a leaping fish curves
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
9. 9.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a thrown ball curves
12. 12.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) ears flop after landing (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a leaping fish curves
14. 14.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
16. 16.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) follow-through
18. 18.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) ball squashes on landing (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cape keeps moving on
19. 19.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these shows arcs? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) hair swings after a stop (d) crouch before a jump
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
22. 22.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) tail wags after a halt (c) hair swings after a stop (d) wind-up before a kick
25. 25.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) wind-up before a kick (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) slow move, more frames
28. 28.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
32. 32.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a lift starts gently (c) a thrown ball curves (d) crouch before a jump
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a head turns in a curve
40. 40.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False

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