Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 129 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) wind-up before a kick (c) crouch before a jump (d) a lift starts gently
2. 2.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) more frames near stops (c) ball squashes on landing (d) wind-up before a kick
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
4. 4.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a car eases to a stop
6. 6.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) hair swings after a stop (c) ears flop after landing (d) wind-up before a kick
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) fast move, fewer frames
9. 9.Which of these is about timing? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a leaping fish curves (c) heavy things move slowly (d) ears flop after landing
10. 10.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
13. 13.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
15. 15.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) shrink to nothing (c) stay about the same (d) double each time
16. 16.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) ball squashes on landing
18. 18.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
21. 21.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) a car eases to a stop (d) tail wags after a halt
24. 24.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) ball squashes on landing (c) tail wags after a halt (d) slow move, more frames
25. 25.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) more frames near stops (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a lift starts gently
28. 28.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a breath before a shout (c) ears flop after landing (d) a thrown ball curves
29. 29.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) arcs
30. 30.Which of these is about timing? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a car eases to a stop (d) cheeks squash in a grin
31. 31.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a lift starts gently (c) tail wags after a halt (d) hair swings after a stop
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
33. 33.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a breath before a shout (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) cape keeps moving on
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) anticipation
35. 35.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) arm swings in a curve (c) ball squashes on landing (d) fast move, fewer frames
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) anticipation
37. 37.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a breath before a shout
39. 39.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a breath before a shout (d) heavy things move slowly

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