Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 999 · 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 principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) slow move, more frames
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
4. 4.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) more frames near stops (d) a breath before a shout
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a thrown ball curves (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) arm swings in a curve
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) crouch before a jump (d) a head turns in a curve
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) follow-through
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
12. 12.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) ball squashes on landing (d) ears flop after landing
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) tail wags after a halt (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) heavy things move slowly
15. 15.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
17. 17.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a thrown ball curves (c) hair swings after a stop (d) ball squashes on landing
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
20. 20.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) arm swings in a curve (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a leaping fish curves
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) more frames near stops (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a jelly squishes flat
22. 22.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
24. 24.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a head turns in a curve (c) wind-up before a kick (d) crouch before a jump
27. 27.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) stay about the same (c) double each time (d) shrink to nothing
28. 28.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) ears flop after landing (d) arm pulls back to throw
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) wind-up before a kick (c) crouch before a jump (d) heavy things move slowly
30. 30.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) cape keeps moving on
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) timing
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
35. 35.True or false: “more frames near stops” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a breath before a shout (d) crouch before a jump
38. 38.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cape keeps moving on (c) wind-up before a kick (d) more frames near stops
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a thrown ball curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
40. 40.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False

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