Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 207 · 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) more frames near stops (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) ears flop after landing
2. 2.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) arcs (d) follow-through
4. 4.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) crouch before a jump (b) ears flop after landing (c) tail wags after a halt (d) fast move, fewer frames
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) arcs
7. 7.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) crouch before a jump (c) wind-up before a kick (d) tail wags after a halt
10. 10.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a thrown ball curves (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) ears flop after landing
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
12. 12.🎬 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) crouch before a jump
14. 14.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) more frames near stops (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) tail wags after a halt (d) heavy things move slowly
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) ball squashes on landing (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) slow move, more frames
16. 16.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) timing
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
20. 20.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) more frames near stops (d) slow move, more frames
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) ears flop after landing (d) tail wags after a halt
23. 23.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
24. 24.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) more frames near stops (c) arm swings in a curve (d) hair swings after a stop
26. 26.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) more frames near stops (d) crouch before a jump
29. 29.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) crouch before a jump (b) more frames near stops (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) ball squashes on landing
30. 30.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
31. 31.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
32. 32.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) arcs
36. 36.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a breath before a shout (d) wind-up before a kick
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) ball squashes on landing (d) arm pulls back to throw

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