Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 199 · 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) wind-up before a kick (b) a car eases to a stop (c) heavy things move slowly (d) ears flop after landing
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) ball squashes on landing (c) crouch before a jump (d) wind-up before a kick
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
4. 4.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
6. 6.Which of these is about timing? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a breath before a shout (d) ears flop after landing
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
8. 8.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) change colour (c) stay about the same (d) double each time
9. 9.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
10. 10.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) timing
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) slow move, more frames
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
14. 14.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
16. 16.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a head turns in a curve (c) wind-up before a kick (d) more frames near stops
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a thrown ball curves (d) fast move, fewer frames
18. 18.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) ears flop after landing (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a car eases to a stop
20. 20.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) crouch before a jump (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) wind-up before a kick
23. 23.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
26. 26.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a head turns in a curve (d) slow move, more frames
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a car eases to a stop
30. 30.🎬 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
31. 31.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
33. 33.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) heavy things move slowly (d) arm swings in a curve
36. 36.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
37. 37.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) ball squashes on landing (c) more frames near stops (d) cape keeps moving on
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
39. 39.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) slow move, more frames (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a thrown ball curves

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