Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 278 · 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) cape keeps moving on (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves
2. 2.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) ears flop after landing (d) crouch before a jump
3. 3.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) crouch before a jump (b) ball squashes on landing (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a thrown ball curves
4. 4.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) cape keeps moving on (c) ears flop after landing (d) hair swings after a stop
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) tail wags after a halt
7. 7.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) ears flop after landing (c) slow move, more frames (d) a jelly squishes flat
8. 8.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cape keeps moving on (c) tail wags after a halt (d) crouch before a jump
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
13. 13.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
18. 18.True or false: “crouch before a jump” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is about timing? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) ears flop after landing (c) wind-up before a kick (d) heavy things move slowly
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
21. 21.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a head turns in a curve (d) cape keeps moving on
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
24. 24.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a car eases to a stop (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) ball squashes on landing
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
26. 26.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
27. 27.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a lift starts gently (d) crouch before a jump
31. 31.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
35. 35.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) hair swings after a stop (d) arm swings in a curve
38. 38.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) hair swings after a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) wind-up before a kick
40. 40.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs

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