Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 157 · 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 shows slow in and slow out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) slow move, more frames (c) a lift starts gently (d) arm pulls back to throw
2. 2.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) hair swings after a stop (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a jelly squishes flat
3. 3.Which of these is about timing? (a) crouch before a jump (b) tail wags after a halt (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) cape keeps moving on
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
5. 5.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a lift starts gently
6. 6.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) more frames near stops (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a head turns in a curve
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
9. 9.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) slow move, more frames (b) tail wags after a halt (c) ball squashes on landing (d) ears flop after landing
11. 11.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) more frames near stops (c) a breath before a shout (d) crouch before a jump
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) follow-through
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) wind-up before a kick (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) ball squashes on landing
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) tail wags after a halt (c) cape keeps moving on (d) ears flop after landing
16. 16.Which of these is about timing? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a leaping fish curves (c) wind-up before a kick (d) cape keeps moving on
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) more frames near stops (d) a car eases to a stop
18. 18.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is about timing? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a breath before a shout (c) ball squashes on landing (d) slow move, more frames
21. 21.True or false: “crouch before a jump” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a breath before a shout (b) crouch before a jump (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a leaping fish curves
23. 23.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
24. 24.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a thrown ball curves (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) wind-up before a kick
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a thrown ball curves (c) ears flop after landing (d) hair swings after a stop
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
27. 27.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
28. 28.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
29. 29.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) wind-up before a kick
32. 32.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) stay about the same (c) shrink to nothing (d) double each time
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
34. 34.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch

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