Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

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

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