Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 192 · 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) hair swings after a stop (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) more frames near stops (d) heavy things move slowly
2. 2.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
4. 4.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) fast move, fewer frames
7. 7.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) slow move, more frames (c) a lift starts gently (d) fast move, fewer frames
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
11. 11.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
12. 12.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a lift starts gently (d) cheeks squash in a grin
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
15. 15.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
17. 17.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a breath before a shout (d) cat stretches mid-leap
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) wind-up before a kick
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
20. 20.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
22. 22.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) shrink to nothing (c) double each time (d) stay about the same
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) follow-through
24. 24.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) slow move, more frames (c) ears flop after landing (d) a thrown ball curves
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) slow move, more frames (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) fast move, fewer frames
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a breath before a shout (d) crouch before a jump
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) heavy things move slowly (c) slow move, more frames (d) fast move, fewer frames
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) tail wags after a halt
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a breath before a shout (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) hair swings after a stop
31. 31.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a thrown ball curves
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) a breath before a shout
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) ears flop after landing (c) tail wags after a halt (d) arm swings in a curve
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a leaping fish curves (d) hair swings after a stop
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
37. 37.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
39. 39.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True

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