Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 349 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) cape keeps moving on (d) slow move, more frames
2. 2.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a car eases to a stop (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a leaping fish curves
3. 3.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
4. 4.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
5. 5.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) wind-up before a kick (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) slow move, more frames
7. 7.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
9. 9.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
11. 11.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a breath before a shout (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) cheeks squash in a grin
12. 12.Which of these is about timing? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) slow move, more frames (d) hair swings after a stop
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
15. 15.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) ears flop after landing (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) hair swings after a stop
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) slow move, more frames (d) cat stretches mid-leap
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) arcs
19. 19.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
21. 21.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a head turns in a curve (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) follow-through
24. 24.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) stay about the same (c) double each time (d) shrink to nothing
25. 25.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
29. 29.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a lift starts gently (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) fast move, fewer frames
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
31. 31.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) wind-up before a kick (d) ball squashes on landing
34. 34.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) ears flop after landing (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a jelly squishes flat
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
36. 36.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) more frames near stops (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a leaping fish curves (d) arm pulls back to throw
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) more frames near stops (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a car eases to a stop
39. 39.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False

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