Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

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

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