← Principles of animation lesson New set →

Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 236 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a lift starts gently (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) arm swings in a curve
  2. 2.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a head turns in a curve (c) ball squashes on landing (d) slow move, more frames
  3. 3.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “ears flop after landing” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
  8. 8.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
  11. 11.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
  13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cheeks squash in a grin
  15. 15.Which of these shows arcs? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a thrown ball curves (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a lift starts gently
  16. 16.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a car eases to a stop
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) slow move, more frames (d) arm swings in a curve
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a car eases to a stop (d) more frames near stops
  20. 20.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) ears flop after landing (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a leaping fish curves
  22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
  23. 23.Which of these is about timing? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a jelly squishes flat
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a leaping fish curves (d) cheeks squash in a grin
  25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
  26. 26.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) more frames near stops (c) arm swings in a curve (d) cheeks squash in a grin
  29. 29.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
  33. 33.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
  38. 38.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
  40. 40.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) hair swings after a stop (d) arm pulls back to throw

Answer key

  1. arm swings in a curve
  2. wind-up before a kick
  3. True
  4. False
  5. True
  6. True
  7. squash and stretch
  8. False
  9. False
  10. anticipation
  11. False
  12. squash and stretch
  13. arcs
  14. fast move, fewer frames
  15. a thrown ball curves
  16. False
  17. cat stretches mid-leap
  18. slow move, more frames
  19. ball squashes on landing
  20. False
  21. ball squashes on landing
  22. squash and stretch
  23. heavy things move slowly
  24. a leaping fish curves
  25. slow in and slow out
  26. False
  27. False
  28. cheeks squash in a grin
  29. False
  30. True
  31. True
  32. arcs
  33. True
  34. False
  35. False
  36. True
  37. follow-through
  38. True
  39. anticipation
  40. arm pulls back to throw

Free animation and design lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/animation-for-kids