Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 283 · 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: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a lift starts gently (d) arm pulls back to throw
3. 3.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a breath before a shout (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a head turns in a curve
4. 4.Which of these is about timing? (a) more frames near stops (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a breath before a shout (d) slow move, more frames
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) slow move, more frames
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
7. 7.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
10. 10.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a jelly squishes flat
11. 11.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) ears flop after landing (d) hair swings after a stop
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) crouch before a jump (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a car eases to a stop
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
15. 15.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a lift starts gently (c) crouch before a jump (d) cheeks squash in a grin
16. 16.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
18. 18.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) slow move, more frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) fast move, fewer frames
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
21. 21.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a head turns in a curve (c) hair swings after a stop (d) fast move, fewer frames
24. 24.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a breath before a shout (d) a lift starts gently
25. 25.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
26. 26.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) crouch before a jump (c) a lift starts gently (d) arm pulls back to throw
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) timing
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a head turns in a curve (d) cheeks squash in a grin
31. 31.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) crouch before a jump (b) ears flop after landing (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a lift starts gently
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) slow move, more frames
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) heavy things move slowly (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) slow move, more frames
35. 35.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a breath before a shout (d) a leaping fish curves
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
40. 40.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) change colour (c) shrink to nothing (d) stay about the same

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