Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 240 · 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) heavy things move slowly (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) a lift starts gently
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
3. 3.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) ball squashes on landing (d) ears flop after landing
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) slow move, more frames (c) more frames near stops (d) a car eases to a stop
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) arm swings in a curve (d) heavy things move slowly
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) follow-through
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
9. 9.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) ears flop after landing
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) more frames near stops (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a jelly squishes flat
12. 12.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
15. 15.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) cape keeps moving on (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a head turns in a curve
16. 16.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a lift starts gently (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) heavy things move slowly
18. 18.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a lift starts gently (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a head turns in a curve (d) cat stretches mid-leap
19. 19.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a thrown ball curves (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cheeks squash in a grin
20. 20.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) crouch before a jump
21. 21.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) crouch before a jump (d) a car eases to a stop
23. 23.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “more frames near stops” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) hair swings after a stop (c) cape keeps moving on (d) tail wags after a halt
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cat stretches mid-leap
27. 27.Which of these is about timing? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a breath before a shout (d) slow move, more frames
28. 28.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
30. 30.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) shrink to nothing (c) change colour (d) stay about the same
31. 31.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a breath before a shout
32. 32.Which of these is about timing? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a car eases to a stop (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) arm swings in a curve
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
34. 34.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a car eases to a stop (d) crouch before a jump
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
37. 37.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) ball squashes on landing (c) ears flop after landing (d) a car eases to a stop
38. 38.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) ears flop after landing (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) hair swings after a stop
40. 40.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False

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