Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 279 · 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: “a breath before a shout” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) change colour (c) stay about the same (d) double each time
3. 3.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a jelly squishes flat
7. 7.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
8. 8.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a lift starts gently
10. 10.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ears flop after landing (b) slow move, more frames (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) arm pulls back to throw
12. 12.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) slow move, more frames
14. 14.Which of these is about timing? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cape keeps moving on (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a jelly squishes flat
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
16. 16.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a thrown ball curves (c) ears flop after landing (d) hair swings after a stop
18. 18.🔍 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
19. 19.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a car eases to a stop (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) crouch before a jump
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
23. 23.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ears flop after landing (b) arm swings in a curve (c) ball squashes on landing (d) slow move, more frames
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
27. 27.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) wind-up before a kick (c) slow move, more frames (d) cat stretches mid-leap
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) ears flop after landing (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) hair swings after a stop
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a breath before a shout (c) a head turns in a curve (d) crouch before a jump
34. 34.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
35. 35.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a breath before a shout
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a breath before a shout (d) ears flop after landing
38. 38.Which of these is about timing? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a lift starts gently (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) crouch before a jump
39. 39.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) cape keeps moving on (c) arm swings in a curve (d) cheeks squash in a grin
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a leaping fish curves (c) slow move, more frames (d) fast move, fewer frames

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