Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 981 · 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 animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
2. 2.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎬 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
5. 5.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ears flop after landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a breath before a shout (d) cat stretches mid-leap
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
7. 7.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) arcs
8. 8.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) stay about the same (c) change colour (d) shrink to nothing
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a thrown ball curves
11. 11.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a breath before a shout (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) heavy things move slowly
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
14. 14.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a car eases to a stop (d) arm swings in a curve
15. 15.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
18. 18.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
21. 21.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
25. 25.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
26. 26.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
27. 27.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a thrown ball curves (c) ball squashes on landing (d) hair swings after a stop
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
32. 32.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) crouch before a jump (d) a breath before a shout
34. 34.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
37. 37.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
38. 38.Which of these shows arcs? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a thrown ball curves (d) cat stretches mid-leap
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
40. 40.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True

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