Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 972 · 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) fast move, fewer frames (b) crouch before a jump (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) cheeks squash in a grin
2. 2.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
5. 5.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
7. 7.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
12. 12.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a thrown ball curves (c) ball squashes on landing (d) more frames near stops
13. 13.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a lift starts gently (c) cape keeps moving on (d) cat stretches mid-leap
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) heavy things move slowly
15. 15.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
16. 16.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cape keeps moving on
18. 18.🔍 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) cat stretches mid-leap
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) ears flop after landing (c) wind-up before a kick (d) arm pulls back to throw
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a breath before a shout (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) hair swings after a stop
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) slow move, more frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) fast move, fewer frames
23. 23.🎬 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a car eases to a stop (d) hair swings after a stop
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a lift starts gently (c) more frames near stops (d) a car eases to a stop
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
30. 30.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) hair swings after a stop (c) ears flop after landing (d) tail wags after a halt
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a head turns in a curve
35. 35.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a breath before a shout (d) fast move, fewer frames
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
38. 38.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) slow move, more frames (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a lift starts gently
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through

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