Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

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

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