Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 110 · 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.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) ears flop after landing (c) cape keeps moving on (d) hair swings after a stop
5. 5.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
6. 6.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) wind-up before a kick (c) hair swings after a stop (d) arm pulls back to throw
8. 8.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) stay about the same (c) shrink to nothing (d) change colour
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a jelly squishes flat
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) anticipation
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
12. 12.Which of these is about timing? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) ball squashes on landing (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a car eases to a stop
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
14. 14.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is about timing? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) hair swings after a stop (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a head turns in a curve
17. 17.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
18. 18.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is about timing? (a) a lift starts gently (b) crouch before a jump (c) tail wags after a halt (d) slow move, more frames
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) crouch before a jump (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a breath before a shout
21. 21.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
24. 24.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a breath before a shout (c) crouch before a jump (d) arm pulls back to throw
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) arcs
28. 28.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) tail wags after a halt (c) heavy things move slowly (d) arm pulls back to throw
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cheeks squash in a grin
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
32. 32.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) more frames near stops (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a lift starts gently
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
38. 38.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a jelly squishes flat
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) cape keeps moving on
40. 40.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) crouch before a jump (d) cat stretches mid-leap

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