Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 216 · 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) fast move, fewer frames (b) crouch before a jump (c) wind-up before a kick (d) arm pulls back to throw
2. 2.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) hair swings after a stop (c) heavy things move slowly (d) slow move, more frames
4. 4.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) wind-up before a kick (c) hair swings after a stop (d) ball squashes on landing
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
6. 6.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
7. 7.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ears flop after landing (b) slow move, more frames (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a head turns in a curve
8. 8.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
9. 9.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a thrown ball curves (c) wind-up before a kick (d) arm swings in a curve
10. 10.Which of these is about timing? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) cape keeps moving on (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a breath before a shout
11. 11.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 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
13. 13.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) double each time (c) stay about the same (d) change colour
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) a lift starts gently
15. 15.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
16. 16.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) timing
17. 17.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a thrown ball curves (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a head turns in a curve
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) more frames near stops (d) fast move, fewer frames
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) crouch before a jump (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) slow move, more frames
25. 25.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) cape keeps moving on (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) heavy things move slowly
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
28. 28.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these shows arcs? (a) slow move, more frames (b) more frames near stops (c) cape keeps moving on (d) arm swings in a curve
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
31. 31.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) arcs
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) hair swings after a stop (c) arm swings in a curve (d) tail wags after a halt
34. 34.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
37. 37.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
40. 40.Which of these is about timing? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) hair swings after a stop (d) heavy things move slowly

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