Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 373 · 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) more frames near stops (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) cat stretches mid-leap
2. 2.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
3. 3.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) ears flop after landing (c) a head turns in a curve (d) more frames near stops
4. 4.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) ball squashes on landing (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) more frames near stops
7. 7.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
8. 8.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a leaping fish curves (c) wind-up before a kick (d) fast move, fewer frames
9. 9.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) shrink to nothing (c) change colour (d) double each time
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) more frames near stops
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
12. 12.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
14. 14.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a leaping fish curves (d) arm swings in a curve
16. 16.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
18. 18.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) ears flop after landing (c) arm swings in a curve (d) more frames near stops
19. 19.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a breath before a shout (c) crouch before a jump (d) cat stretches mid-leap
20. 20.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) ears flop after landing (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) arm swings in a curve
21. 21.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a breath before a shout
24. 24.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cheeks squash in a grin
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) tail wags after a halt (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) ears flop after landing
28. 28.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
29. 29.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) ears flop after landing (c) cape keeps moving on (d) tail wags after a halt
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a head turns in a curve
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) tail wags after a halt
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
35. 35.True or false: “more frames near stops” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a thrown ball curves (d) cape keeps moving on
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
39. 39.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False

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