Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

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

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