Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 180 · 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 animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
2. 2.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a breath before a shout (d) a thrown ball curves
3. 3.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
6. 6.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a breath before a shout (d) crouch before a jump
8. 8.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a thrown ball curves (c) heavy things move slowly (d) slow move, more frames
10. 10.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) more frames near stops
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
13. 13.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) crouch before a jump (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a car eases to a stop (d) cat stretches mid-leap
14. 14.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) wind-up before a kick (c) ears flop after landing (d) a lift starts gently
16. 16.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
18. 18.Which of these is about timing? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) arm swings in a curve (c) tail wags after a halt (d) heavy things move slowly
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a jelly squishes flat
20. 20.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) double each time (c) stay about the same (d) shrink to nothing
21. 21.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) hair swings after a stop
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a car eases to a stop (d) heavy things move slowly
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
24. 24.Which of these is about timing? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) slow move, more frames (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a head turns in a curve
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
27. 27.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a breath before a shout (c) slow move, more frames (d) wind-up before a kick
32. 32.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) fast move, fewer frames
34. 34.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) timing
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) tail wags after a halt (d) fast move, fewer frames
39. 39.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing

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