Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

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

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