Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 257 · 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.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎬 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
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) timing
4. 4.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a lift starts gently (b) cape keeps moving on (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) wind-up before a kick
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
6. 6.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) more frames near stops (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a lift starts gently
8. 8.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) stay about the same (c) double each time (d) change colour
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a lift starts gently (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a leaping fish curves
10. 10.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) heavy things move slowly
11. 11.Which of these is about timing? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a thrown ball curves (c) slow move, more frames (d) wind-up before a kick
12. 12.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a thrown ball curves (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) tail wags after a halt
13. 13.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
14. 14.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) follow-through
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a head turns in a curve (c) crouch before a jump (d) a breath before a shout
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
18. 18.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a thrown ball curves
19. 19.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
20. 20.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
22. 22.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a car eases to a stop (d) cape keeps moving on
24. 24.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) crouch before a jump
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) tail wags after a halt
27. 27.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) ball squashes on landing (c) wind-up before a kick (d) crouch before a jump
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
30. 30.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) timing
32. 32.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) ears flop after landing (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a breath before a shout
33. 33.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) slow move, more frames (c) wind-up before a kick (d) hair swings after a stop
34. 34.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
36. 36.True or false: “a lift starts gently” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) more frames near stops (c) a lift starts gently (d) ears flop after landing
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a lift starts gently (d) more frames near stops
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) cape keeps moving on

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