Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 324 · 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.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) timing
4. 4.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
5. 5.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) hair swings after a stop (c) wind-up before a kick (d) arm swings in a curve
6. 6.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) more frames near stops (b) crouch before a jump (c) tail wags after a halt (d) arm pulls back to throw
7. 7.Which of these is about timing? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a head turns in a curve (d) slow move, more frames
8. 8.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a breath before a shout
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
10. 10.🎬 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
11. 11.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
13. 13.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) fast move, fewer frames
15. 15.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) crouch before a jump (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) cat stretches mid-leap
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) ears flop after landing
17. 17.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) arcs
21. 21.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) crouch before a jump
22. 22.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) wind-up before a kick (c) arm swings in a curve (d) more frames near stops
24. 24.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) slow move, more frames (d) heavy things move slowly
27. 27.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a breath before a shout
29. 29.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a car eases to a stop (c) cape keeps moving on (d) cat stretches mid-leap
30. 30.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a thrown ball curves (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a head turns in a curve
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a leaping fish curves (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a head turns in a curve
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a breath before a shout (c) crouch before a jump (d) a head turns in a curve
35. 35.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) hair swings after a stop (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cape keeps moving on
37. 37.True or false: “crouch before a jump” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a car eases to a stop (d) cheeks squash in a grin

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