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Department of Education
National Capital Region
DIVISION OF CITY SCHOOLS, NAVOTAS
Bagumbayan Elementary School Compound
M. Naval St., Sipac-Almacen, Navotas City
Email add: navotas.city@deped.gov.ph
Second Quarter Examination in ICT- Animation 1
S.Y. 2016-2017
Name: _______________________________________________________Score:___________
Grade and Section: _______________________________Parents Signature________________
Read and follow the instructions carefully.
I.
Multiple Choice: Choose a letter of the BEST answer. Write the letter on your answer
sheet. (30 points)
1. The animators assistant is responsible for the final line and finished look of the shot,
the artist commonly known as _______.
a. Key animator
c. In-betweener
b. Clean-up artist
d. Cameraman
2. The following are the purpose of creating a model sheet in an animation EXCEPT one:
a. It is created to provide reference template for the artist especially when working in
a lengthy production.
b. To depicts the characters head and body in various angles or views.
c. To shows different expression and movement of the character.
d. It helps standardize the appearance, poses and gestures of the character.
3. The animator may return the model sheet to the assistant animator if the cartoon
character being drawn is off-model. What do you mean by the underlined word?
a. It has a traditional look.
b. It is drawn out of par with the original source material.
c. Lacks detail in the bodys character design.
d. The characters expression must be revised
4. It refers to the pivotal drawings or highlights that determine how the motion will play
out.
a. Keys
c. frames
b. In-betweens
d. cycles
5. Which of the following best describes the job responsibility of the clean-up artist?
a. Creates the final drawings and finished look of the shot.
b. Clean the production area after the animator produced a film
c. Make each drawing lines finer from the animator.
d. Compile drawings and animation keys in a production folder to be submitted to the
director.
6. It is a series of drawn images that graphically portrays the action described in the
script.
a. Story Reel
c. Storyboard
b. Line Test
d. Model Sheet
7. In track breakdown, a cartoon cutters job is concerned with keeping, marking and
storing all the simplest film with 3 main tracks. What are those tracks?
a. Dialogue, background and videos
c. Sound effects, genre and videos
b. Background, script and hits
d. Dialogues, sound effects and music
8. In traditional animation process, the assistant animator works on the drawings to clean
up and give consistent style. After the entire clean-up process, what is the next step to
do?
a. To transfer the drawing into a thin sheet of celluloid to be traced and painted.
b. Add backgrounds to give additional designs for the drawing layout.
c. To do line-test again to check there is no additional mistakes have slipped in.
d. Take the drawing to the final shoot for the actual filming.
9. This is the final stage of traditional animation process where sound and picture are
merged in one piece of a film which serves as the final product.
a. Final Shoot
c. Recording
b. Answer Print
d. Leica Reel
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10. When constructing cartoon animals, this will be the starting point in developing a
cartoon character.
a. Use a circular or rounded technique or basic shape as base drawing.
b. Draw the face and its detail first before the body.
c. Add elements in building character to achieve a dynamic character.
d. Choosing a good reference for your drawing and start sketching.
11. They were animators of Walt Disney Studios who developed 12 Principles of
Animation in 1930s and introduced a book which is The Illusion of Life in 1981.
a. Johnnie Watson and Richard Anderson
b. James Oliver and Peter Thompson
c. Charles M. Schulz and Maurice Noble
d. Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston
12- 15 Refer to the pictures and answer the following questions below. (4 items)
Key Drawings in Principles of Animation
A.
B.

C.

D.

E.

12. Which of the illustration above describes the principles of exaggeration?

13. Which of the illustration shows anticipation that prepares the audience for major
action?
14. This principle of directs the audiences attention to the story that shows good staging.
15. This principle starts at the first drawing and works to the end of the scene, thus, a pose
to pose is more planned out and charted with key drawing at each intervals.
16. What is the BEST reason why the use of cel or celluloid has been banned in major
animation productions and replaced by computer animation?
a. Because the actual celluloid consisting of cellulose is flammable and stable.
b. It requires a lot of effort, time especially in a mass production.
c. The cel may be costly to especially in a large production.
d. It wont give best resolution for the background.
17. Animators use this equipment to trace key drawings and add in-betweens.
a. Rotating Disk
c. Peg Bar
b. Lightbox
d. X-Sheets
18. The following are duties of an assistant animator or clean-up artist EXCEPT one:
a. Do some original drawings of the character in variety of poses.
b. Redraws the rough key drawings and make the line subtle.
c. Label all drawings to make sure that numbers are clear and the key numbers are
circled with the breakdowns underneath.
d. Show to the animator the model poses to get final approval before moving on to
the rest of the drawings.

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19. In shading and adding tonal values, a tortillon or smudge stick can be used to blend
lead shadows. Which among of the resources will you use as a substitute for tortillon?
a. Roll sheet of paper or cotton
c. fingernails
b. Kneaded eraser
d. Black Eraser
20. What is the BEST technique will you use to make the shadings look smoother and
realistic?
a. Add lamp on your drawing paper for you to define where the projection of light is.
b. Get a reference for your drawing to be copied.
c. By using right pencil grades with proper strokes and direction.
d. Start by doing guidelines and projections of light.
21. To draw lights and shadows correctly, what should you visually identify first?
a. Perceptiveness of the object
c. Light source
b. Vanishing Point and Horizon
d. Position of the object
22. When doing the figure and gesture drawing, you must first start create guidelines
followed by _______.
a. getting the outer shape or contour drawing.
b. adding basic shapes like square, oval and cylinder.
c. doing the skeleton foundation.
d. drawing the face followed by the body.
23. It is a series of drawings that brings the character through a complete movement.
a. Line of Action
c. Animation Chart
b. Model Sheet
d. Animation Cycle
24. Why does planning of line of action for your character important?
a. So you would know the strength of your animated character based on the position.
b. This will emphasize the principles of exaggeration and solid drawing.
c. It is the basis for rhythm which gives character a dynamic pose and a direction to
where the body moves.
d. Because it will give a smooth transition of characters poses.
25. When creating a line of action for your animation, the following line shaped can be
used EXCEPT one:
a. S
c. C
b. I
d. Opposite C
26. It is a pivotal drawing that determines how the motion will play out.
a. Joints
c. Frames
b. Keys
d. line of action
27. This artist is responsible for producing principal key frames of an animation. They draw
the essential frames that mark a distinct position or expression of a character in a
particular scene.
a. Lead Animator
c. Assistant Animator
b. In-betweener
d. Key Animator
28-29. Refer to the illustration and answer the 2-item questions below:
Walk Cycle

A
B
C
D
E
28. Arrange the following key positions in order.
a. D, A, C, E, B
c. E, C, A, B, D
b. B, A, C, E, D
d. B, E, A, C, D
29. The illustration on letter E indicates what key position?
a. Passing
c. Down
b. Contact
d. Up
30. It is a process of capturing of drawings either via a video camera, frame by frame or by
scanning it into a computer.
a. Line testing
c. Video making
b. Recording
d. Scanning
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31. Line test is a process used to check hand drawn frames prior to them being used for
final artwork. Which of the following software or application can be used for line testing
in paper animation?
a. Toon Boom
c. Unity
b. Stop Motion
d. Adobe Flash
32. Arrange the process of clean-up in proper order.
I.
II.
III.

Put the clean-up of the first key down on the pegs.

Take the animators second key drawing and place it over the clean-up.
Begin cleaning up the second key but this time be sure to flip between the
first key and new drawing to assure lines are not shrinking.
Remove the first rough key drawing from animation disk and put the cleanup of the first key down on the pegs.

IV.
a. II , III, IV, I
b. III, II, IV, I

c. I, III, IV, II
d. II, IV, III, I

33. Which of the following illustration does NOT show a good line quality?

34. In constructing a head character, what should be the step by step procedure for you to
work on this character?
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.

Draw ovals for the eyes

Draw 2 ovals for the head and mouth
Add perspective guidelines inside the ovals
Add nose construction
Add details like the mouth, ears and brows

a. I, III, IV, II, V

c. II, I, III, IV, V
b. I, II, III, IV, V
d. II, I III, V, V
35. Which of the following perspective shows orthogonal drawing?
a.
c.

b.

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36. In creating a teen retro character, the body width must be ____ of the head which will
give the figure more diminutive, cute look.
a. 3/4
c. 2/3
b. 1/2
d. 1/3
37. Refer on the illustration below. What female characteristic does this female eye style
portray?

a. Weird
c. Innocent
b. Mysterious
d. Classic
38. In constructing a retro female character, which shape will you use in order to have a
sexy torso and hips look?
a. Oval
c. Diamond
b. Cylinder
d. Triangle
39. What is the standard height of a traditional adult character?
a. 7-8 heads
c. 5-6 inches
b. 5-6 heads
d. 5-7 heads
40. What is the standard height of a traditional baby character?
a. 2
c. 3
b. 2.5
d. 1.5
41. Which of the following countries produce a long-legged animation characters?
a. America
c. Malaysia
b. Philippines
d. Japan
42. This process focuses on the need for drawings between two extremes or key
positions.
a. Tweening
c. Key Positioning
b. Inbetweening
d. Breaking down
43. It is a piece of tool/equipment that is necessary to make in-between drawings.
a. X-sheet
c. Lamp
b. Lightbox
d. Video Camera
44-45. Refer to the illustration below and answer the following questions. (2 items)
Rolling ball

1 2 3
4 5
44. If you are going to draw and animate a rolling ball, where will you need to start?
a. Key poses
c. In-between
b. Breakdowns
d. Guidelines
45. Which of the following poses determine the first in-between?
a. 1
c. 3
b. 2
d. 4
46. The following can be applied in the principles of animation when creating in-between
EXCEPT one.
a. Arc
c. Timing and Spacing
b. Solid Drawing
d. Slow-in and Slow-out
47. It is a type of drawing where the various shapes are created to construct human body
forms and postures.
a. Figure Drawing
c. Stick Figure
b. Gesture Drawing
d. Contour Drawing
48. When doing gesture drawing, it is important to create the line of action which runs from
_____________.
a. Shoulder to fingers
c. upper and lower legs
b. Head to foot
d. Torso to foot
49. In doing the gesture drawing, you must first start by doing the stick figures then add
basic shapes for the body. What shape will you use to add volumes for the legs?
a. Oval
c. Cylinder
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b. Rectangle
d. Trapezoid
50. When adding emotions to your character, eyebrows and eyelid supports the eye to add
emphasis on the facial expression. Which characteristics of the brows should you do if
your character is angry or uneasy?
a. Angled downward or inward
c. angled outward with long lashes
b. Angled outward
d. eyelid overlaps the eye

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