Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 159 · 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) hair swings after a stop (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) a lift starts gently
2. 2.Which of these is about timing? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) ears flop after landing (d) more frames near stops
3. 3.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
4. 4.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a head turns in a curve
8. 8.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) crouch before a jump (b) tail wags after a halt (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) cheeks squash in a grin
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) follow-through
11. 11.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) arm swings in a curve (d) more frames near stops
13. 13.Which of these shows arcs? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a lift starts gently
14. 14.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) double each time (c) shrink to nothing (d) change colour
15. 15.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) cat stretches mid-leap
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a breath before a shout (d) wind-up before a kick
18. 18.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
19. 19.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) more frames near stops (d) slow move, more frames
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) crouch before a jump (c) wind-up before a kick (d) arm swings in a curve
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a thrown ball curves (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a head turns in a curve
22. 22.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) follow-through
24. 24.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
26. 26.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
29. 29.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a thrown ball curves
31. 31.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) slow move, more frames (c) wind-up before a kick (d) fast move, fewer frames
33. 33.True or false: “crouch before a jump” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
35. 35.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) hair swings after a stop (d) crouch before a jump
36. 36.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
38. 38.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) crouch before a jump (c) a lift starts gently (d) cat stretches mid-leap
39. 39.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a leaping fish curves (d) arm swings in a curve

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