Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 379 · 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 principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
2. 2.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
4. 4.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is about timing? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) heavy things move slowly (c) hair swings after a stop (d) more frames near stops
6. 6.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) heavy things move slowly (c) wind-up before a kick (d) more frames near stops
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) ball squashes on landing (c) slow move, more frames (d) fast move, fewer frames
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) timing
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) timing
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) slow move, more frames
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) follow-through
14. 14.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
16. 16.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) change colour (c) stay about the same (d) shrink to nothing
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
19. 19.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a lift starts gently (c) a leaping fish curves (d) tail wags after a halt
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
22. 22.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
23. 23.Which of these is about timing? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a car eases to a stop (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) cheeks squash in a grin
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
25. 25.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
27. 27.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
30. 30.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) crouch before a jump (d) more frames near stops
33. 33.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
36. 36.Which of these is about timing? (a) slow move, more frames (b) ball squashes on landing (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cat stretches mid-leap
37. 37.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a breath before a shout (c) arm swings in a curve (d) tail wags after a halt
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
39. 39.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False

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