Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 142 · 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 of these is about timing? (a) slow move, more frames (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a thrown ball curves (d) cat stretches mid-leap
2. 2.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a car eases to a stop (d) ball squashes on landing
5. 5.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
6. 6.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) ears flop after landing (c) a lift starts gently (d) tail wags after a halt
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) slow move, more frames (d) ears flop after landing
13. 13.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is about timing? (a) a lift starts gently (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a thrown ball curves (d) hair swings after a stop
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) crouch before a jump (c) a breath before a shout (d) arm pulls back to throw
16. 16.Which of these is about timing? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) tail wags after a halt (d) ears flop after landing
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) arcs
18. 18.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) crouch before a jump (d) fast move, fewer frames
20. 20.Which of these shows arcs? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a leaping fish curves
21. 21.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) slow move, more frames (d) ball squashes on landing
26. 26.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a thrown ball curves (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) wind-up before a kick
27. 27.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a lift starts gently (c) cape keeps moving on (d) more frames near stops
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
29. 29.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) crouch before a jump (c) a thrown ball curves (d) cat stretches mid-leap
30. 30.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a car eases to a stop (d) slow move, more frames
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
32. 32.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
33. 33.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a car eases to a stop
34. 34.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) change colour (c) shrink to nothing (d) double each time
36. 36.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) heavy things move slowly (d) hair swings after a stop
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a breath before a shout (d) crouch before a jump
38. 38.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
39. 39.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) arm swings in a curve (c) more frames near stops (d) a lift starts gently

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