Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 210 · 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.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a leaping fish curves
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a thrown ball curves
4. 4.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
6. 6.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cape keeps moving on (d) ears flop after landing
9. 9.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
10. 10.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) double each time (c) stay about the same (d) shrink to nothing
15. 15.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
16. 16.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) tail wags after a halt (d) slow move, more frames
18. 18.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
19. 19.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a breath before a shout (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a thrown ball curves (d) cat stretches mid-leap
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) ears flop after landing (d) cape keeps moving on
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cape keeps moving on
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) timing
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) hair swings after a stop (c) cape keeps moving on (d) tail wags after a halt
27. 27.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a leaping fish curves
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
29. 29.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a lift starts gently
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
32. 32.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
33. 33.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a car eases to a stop (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) cat stretches mid-leap
34. 34.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a thrown ball curves (d) cat stretches mid-leap
35. 35.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a lift starts gently (d) ball squashes on landing
36. 36.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
38. 38.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a thrown ball curves (c) crouch before a jump (d) a lift starts gently
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
40. 40.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a lift starts gently (c) tail wags after a halt (d) arm swings in a curve

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