Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 235 · 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 shows squash and stretch? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) tail wags after a halt (c) heavy things move slowly (d) cheeks squash in a grin
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) more frames near stops (c) ears flop after landing (d) a car eases to a stop
4. 4.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
6. 6.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) more frames near stops (b) tail wags after a halt (c) slow move, more frames (d) arm pulls back to throw
8. 8.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) crouch before a jump (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a car eases to a stop
9. 9.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) ball squashes on landing
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a car eases to a stop
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
14. 14.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
16. 16.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these shows arcs? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) arm swings in a curve (c) cape keeps moving on (d) tail wags after a halt
18. 18.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) crouch before a jump (c) a breath before a shout (d) a thrown ball curves
20. 20.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a lift starts gently (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) hair swings after a stop
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
22. 22.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
23. 23.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “crouch before a jump” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a head turns in a curve (c) crouch before a jump (d) cheeks squash in a grin
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
29. 29.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) wind-up before a kick (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
31. 31.Which of these is about timing? (a) a lift starts gently (b) crouch before a jump (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) heavy things move slowly
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a leaping fish curves (d) arm swings in a curve
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
34. 34.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
35. 35.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a head turns in a curve (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a thrown ball curves
36. 36.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) change colour (c) stay about the same (d) shrink to nothing
38. 38.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a breath before a shout (c) tail wags after a halt (d) wind-up before a kick
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) cat stretches mid-leap

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