Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

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

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