Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 343 · 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.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
2. 2.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) ears flop after landing (c) cape keeps moving on (d) tail wags after a halt
4. 4.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
5. 5.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) more frames near stops (c) slow move, more frames (d) fast move, fewer frames
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
7. 7.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) tail wags after a halt (d) fast move, fewer frames
8. 8.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) more frames near stops (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a breath before a shout (d) ears flop after landing
10. 10.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) shrink to nothing (c) stay about the same (d) double each time
11. 11.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) arm swings in a curve (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a car eases to a stop
12. 12.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) hair swings after a stop (c) cape keeps moving on (d) tail wags after a halt
14. 14.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) ball squashes on landing (d) slow move, more frames
18. 18.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) crouch before a jump (b) ball squashes on landing (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) arm pulls back to throw
19. 19.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
20. 20.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
23. 23.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
26. 26.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a thrown ball curves
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a leaping fish curves (d) arm swings in a curve
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) slow move, more frames
31. 31.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
34. 34.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
38. 38.Which of these is about timing? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) heavy things move slowly (d) arm swings in a curve
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) cat stretches mid-leap
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a breath before a shout (d) wind-up before a kick

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