Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 125 · 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: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
2. 2.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
4. 4.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a head turns in a curve (c) slow move, more frames (d) ball squashes on landing
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
6. 6.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
7. 7.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
8. 8.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
11. 11.🎬 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a breath before a shout (d) a leaping fish curves
13. 13.Which of these is about timing? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) ball squashes on landing (c) slow move, more frames (d) tail wags after a halt
14. 14.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) more frames near stops (c) a breath before a shout (d) hair swings after a stop
15. 15.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
18. 18.Which of these is about timing? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a lift starts gently (d) fast move, fewer frames
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) ball squashes on landing
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) wind-up before a kick (c) heavy things move slowly (d) crouch before a jump
21. 21.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) tail wags after a halt (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) wind-up before a kick
22. 22.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a head turns in a curve (c) ears flop after landing (d) tail wags after a halt
25. 25.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) ball squashes on landing (c) wind-up before a kick (d) crouch before a jump
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) cape keeps moving on (c) hair swings after a stop (d) ears flop after landing
28. 28.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a car eases to a stop (c) slow move, more frames (d) crouch before a jump
29. 29.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) crouch before a jump (c) a lift starts gently (d) a jelly squishes flat
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a jelly squishes flat
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
36. 36.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is about timing? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) hair swings after a stop (c) ball squashes on landing (d) heavy things move slowly
38. 38.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a breath before a shout (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a car eases to a stop (d) arm pulls back to throw
39. 39.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out

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