Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 231 · 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) hair swings after a stop (b) ears flop after landing (c) a breath before a shout (d) tail wags after a halt
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) ball squashes on landing
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) follow-through
5. 5.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) timing
8. 8.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a head turns in a curve
9. 9.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
11. 11.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ears flop after landing (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a car eases to a stop (d) crouch before a jump
12. 12.Which of these is about timing? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) wind-up before a kick (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a car eases to a stop
13. 13.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a lift starts gently (d) ball squashes on landing
14. 14.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
16. 16.Which of these is about timing? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a thrown ball curves (c) slow move, more frames (d) cheeks squash in a grin
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a leaping fish curves (c) ears flop after landing (d) cape keeps moving on
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) crouch before a jump (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves
19. 19.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) crouch before a jump (c) slow move, more frames (d) a jelly squishes flat
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
21. 21.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
25. 25.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a breath before a shout (b) slow move, more frames (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a car eases to a stop
26. 26.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) ball squashes on landing (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a lift starts gently
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a thrown ball curves
28. 28.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
29. 29.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a car eases to a stop (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cape keeps moving on
30. 30.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a thrown ball curves
31. 31.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
33. 33.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) change colour (c) double each time (d) stay about the same
34. 34.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
35. 35.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
36. 36.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a car eases to a stop
38. 38.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) slow move, more frames (d) a jelly squishes flat

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