Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 997 · 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) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
2. 2.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm swings in a curve (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a breath before a shout
4. 4.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
5. 5.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
8. 8.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is about timing? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) wind-up before a kick (c) more frames near stops (d) fast move, fewer frames
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ears flop after landing (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cape keeps moving on
12. 12.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a breath before a shout (d) hair swings after a stop
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) arcs
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) tail wags after a halt (c) wind-up before a kick (d) cape keeps moving on
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) ears flop after landing (c) a lift starts gently (d) a car eases to a stop
18. 18.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a lift starts gently
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) cape keeps moving on (d) tail wags after a halt
20. 20.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) wind-up before a kick (d) cheeks squash in a grin
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ball squashes on landing (c) heavy things move slowly (d) cat stretches mid-leap
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a breath before a shout
24. 24.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) change colour (c) double each time (d) shrink to nothing
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) timing
26. 26.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) arm swings in a curve (c) hair swings after a stop (d) heavy things move slowly
28. 28.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
30. 30.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is about timing? (a) ears flop after landing (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) ball squashes on landing (d) slow move, more frames
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) more frames near stops (c) a head turns in a curve (d) arm swings in a curve
33. 33.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) crouch before a jump (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a thrown ball curves
36. 36.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) crouch before a jump
40. 40.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True

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