Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 289 · 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 thrown ball curves” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
3. 3.Which of these is about timing? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a car eases to a stop (d) more frames near stops
4. 4.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
6. 6.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a lift starts gently (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) crouch before a jump
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) more frames near stops (c) a lift starts gently (d) tail wags after a halt
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) crouch before a jump (d) a breath before a shout
9. 9.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) slow move, more frames (d) a lift starts gently
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) more frames near stops (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a lift starts gently
12. 12.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) more frames near stops (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) ears flop after landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
13. 13.Which of these shows arcs? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a leaping fish curves (c) cape keeps moving on (d) heavy things move slowly
14. 14.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
19. 19.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) follow-through
21. 21.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) ears flop after landing
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) follow-through
24. 24.🎬 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
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) fast move, fewer frames
27. 27.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
28. 28.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) hair swings after a stop (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cape keeps moving on
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
32. 32.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
34. 34.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) crouch before a jump (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a lift starts gently (d) fast move, fewer frames
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a head turns in a curve (d) arm swings in a curve
36. 36.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
38. 38.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
40. 40.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False

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