Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 226 · 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 of these is about timing? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a thrown ball curves (d) arm swings in a curve
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) arcs
3. 3.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
5. 5.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) slow move, more frames (c) ball squashes on landing (d) fast move, fewer frames
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) wind-up before a kick
9. 9.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
10. 10.Which of these is about timing? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) heavy things move slowly (c) ears flop after landing (d) a leaping fish curves
11. 11.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) slow move, more frames (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a thrown ball curves (d) arm pulls back to throw
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) crouch before a jump (d) cape keeps moving on
13. 13.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a breath before a shout
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a car eases to a stop
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) wind-up before a kick (d) hair swings after a stop
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
18. 18.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
20. 20.Which of these is about timing? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a head turns in a curve
21. 21.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) change colour (c) double each time (d) shrink to nothing
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a leaping fish curves
23. 23.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) more frames near stops (b) cape keeps moving on (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a lift starts gently
25. 25.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) hair swings after a stop (d) ball squashes on landing
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) heavy things move slowly (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) ball squashes on landing
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) slow move, more frames (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
29. 29.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) more frames near stops (c) slow move, more frames (d) fast move, fewer frames
31. 31.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a jelly squishes flat
32. 32.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
36. 36.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) anticipation
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) cape keeps moving on
40. 40.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True

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