Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 230 · 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) a lift starts gently (b) tail wags after a halt (c) more frames near stops (d) a car eases to a stop
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
3. 3.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a car eases to a stop
4. 4.Which of these is about timing? (a) more frames near stops (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) heavy things move slowly
5. 5.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) hair swings after a stop (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) wind-up before a kick
6. 6.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a car eases to a stop
9. 9.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a head turns in a curve
10. 10.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) ears flop after landing
13. 13.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) shrink to nothing (c) stay about the same (d) change colour
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) slow move, more frames
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
16. 16.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
17. 17.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
18. 18.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cape keeps moving on (c) heavy things move slowly (d) wind-up before a kick
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) slow move, more frames (c) cape keeps moving on (d) fast move, fewer frames
20. 20.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) cape keeps moving on (c) ears flop after landing (d) a jelly squishes flat
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
24. 24.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
25. 25.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) more frames near stops (b) crouch before a jump (c) slow move, more frames (d) arm pulls back to throw
26. 26.Which of these shows arcs? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a car eases to a stop (d) crouch before a jump
27. 27.Which of these is about timing? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) hair swings after a stop (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) cheeks squash in a grin
28. 28.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) ears flop after landing (c) hair swings after a stop (d) tail wags after a halt
30. 30.Which of these shows arcs? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) ears flop after landing (c) a head turns in a curve (d) ball squashes on landing
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
33. 33.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) ears flop after landing
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) follow-through
38. 38.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a thrown ball curves (c) slow move, more frames (d) wind-up before a kick
39. 39.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a head turns in a curve (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a car eases to a stop

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