Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 128 · 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: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) crouch before a jump (c) a lift starts gently (d) a thrown ball curves
3. 3.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a lift starts gently (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cape keeps moving on (c) tail wags after a halt (d) crouch before a jump
6. 6.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
8. 8.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a jelly squishes flat
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) slow move, more frames (d) tail wags after a halt
12. 12.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
13. 13.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) tail wags after a halt (c) crouch before a jump (d) a head turns in a curve
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
16. 16.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a lift starts gently (d) a breath before a shout
17. 17.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a car eases to a stop
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) tail wags after a halt (c) hair swings after a stop (d) ears flop after landing
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
21. 21.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a lift starts gently (c) tail wags after a halt (d) wind-up before a kick
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
23. 23.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) more frames near stops (c) crouch before a jump (d) a breath before a shout
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) ears flop after landing (c) crouch before a jump (d) a breath before a shout
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) more frames near stops
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a thrown ball curves (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) slow move, more frames
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) arcs
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) slow move, more frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) fast move, fewer frames
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) cape keeps moving on (d) ball squashes on landing
31. 31.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
32. 32.Which of these is about timing? (a) ears flop after landing (b) slow move, more frames (c) ball squashes on landing (d) wind-up before a kick
33. 33.Which of these is about timing? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a thrown ball curves (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a leaping fish curves
34. 34.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
35. 35.Which of these shows arcs? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a head turns in a curve
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) heavy things move slowly (c) tail wags after a halt (d) hair swings after a stop
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) arcs (d) follow-through
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
39. 39.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True

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