Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 214 · 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 animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
2. 2.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is about timing? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) heavy things move slowly (c) more frames near stops (d) a leaping fish curves
4. 4.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a breath before a shout (d) a car eases to a stop
5. 5.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a thrown ball curves (d) cape keeps moving on
8. 8.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a lift starts gently (c) cape keeps moving on (d) wind-up before a kick
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a breath before a shout (d) arm pulls back to throw
10. 10.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a lift starts gently (d) ears flop after landing
12. 12.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) more frames near stops (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) arm pulls back to throw
13. 13.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
14. 14.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
15. 15.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a thrown ball curves (d) cat stretches mid-leap
17. 17.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) crouch before a jump (b) heavy things move slowly (c) arm swings in a curve (d) cape keeps moving on
20. 20.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) timing
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a breath before a shout (c) wind-up before a kick (d) crouch before a jump
27. 27.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) double each time (c) shrink to nothing (d) change colour
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) tail wags after a halt
30. 30.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
31. 31.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is about timing? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a head turns in a curve (d) slow move, more frames
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a lift starts gently (d) more frames near stops
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
38. 38.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a breath before a shout (d) ears flop after landing
39. 39.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) anticipation

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