Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 169 · 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.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
2. 2.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) ball squashes on landing (c) ears flop after landing (d) cheeks squash in a grin
4. 4.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) double each time (c) stay about the same (d) change colour
5. 5.Which of these is about timing? (a) ears flop after landing (b) heavy things move slowly (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a jelly squishes flat
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
7. 7.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) ears flop after landing (c) more frames near stops (d) fast move, fewer frames
9. 9.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
12. 12.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) wind-up before a kick (c) ball squashes on landing (d) arm pulls back to throw
14. 14.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) follow-through
16. 16.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a thrown ball curves (d) crouch before a jump
18. 18.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) tail wags after a halt (c) hair swings after a stop (d) ears flop after landing
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
22. 22.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
23. 23.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) arm swings in a curve (c) crouch before a jump (d) a breath before a shout
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
28. 28.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) crouch before a jump
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a breath before a shout (c) crouch before a jump (d) ball squashes on landing
30. 30.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) anticipation
32. 32.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) more frames near stops
33. 33.True or false: “crouch before a jump” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) crouch before a jump (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a leaping fish curves
36. 36.Which of these shows arcs? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) crouch before a jump (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) tail wags after a halt
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
38. 38.Which of these is about timing? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a thrown ball curves (d) fast move, fewer frames
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a thrown ball curves (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a jelly squishes flat

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