Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 307 · 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 of these shows follow-through? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) cheeks squash in a grin
2. 2.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) stay about the same (c) shrink to nothing (d) change colour
3. 3.Which of these is about timing? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a car eases to a stop (c) crouch before a jump (d) hair swings after a stop
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) more frames near stops (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a lift starts gently
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a head turns in a curve
6. 6.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) more frames near stops (b) a thrown ball curves (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) cape keeps moving on
7. 7.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) hair swings after a stop (c) crouch before a jump (d) a lift starts gently
8. 8.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a car eases to a stop (c) ears flop after landing (d) a leaping fish curves
11. 11.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) more frames near stops (b) tail wags after a halt (c) slow move, more frames (d) a car eases to a stop
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a breath before a shout (d) a leaping fish curves
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
16. 16.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
17. 17.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
19. 19.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) wind-up before a kick (d) cheeks squash in a grin
21. 21.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) ball squashes on landing (c) crouch before a jump (d) a thrown ball curves
23. 23.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) more frames near stops (b) cape keeps moving on (c) arm swings in a curve (d) heavy things move slowly
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
26. 26.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
28. 28.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) slow move, more frames (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) ball squashes on landing
29. 29.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
30. 30.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) arcs
34. 34.Which of these is about timing? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) hair swings after a stop (c) heavy things move slowly (d) cheeks squash in a grin
35. 35.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a car eases to a stop
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
39. 39.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) more frames near stops (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) cat stretches mid-leap
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out

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