Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 404 · 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) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
2. 2.Which of these shows arcs? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a car eases to a stop (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a head turns in a curve
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a breath before a shout (d) crouch before a jump
4. 4.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) arm swings in a curve
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) arcs
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) ears flop after landing
7. 7.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a lift starts gently (d) a jelly squishes flat
9. 9.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) hair swings after a stop (d) more frames near stops
12. 12.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
15. 15.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
17. 17.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a breath before a shout (d) cat stretches mid-leap
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
19. 19.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) slow move, more frames (b) hair swings after a stop (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a lift starts gently
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) timing
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a breath before a shout (c) ears flop after landing (d) hair swings after a stop
22. 22.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
24. 24.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a car eases to a stop (c) cape keeps moving on (d) ball squashes on landing
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) cape keeps moving on (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a head turns in a curve
26. 26.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a leaping fish curves
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a thrown ball curves
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a car eases to a stop
30. 30.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) crouch before a jump (c) more frames near stops (d) a car eases to a stop
33. 33.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) more frames near stops (d) a breath before a shout
36. 36.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
39. 39.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) crouch before a jump (b) ball squashes on landing (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cheeks squash in a grin
40. 40.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False

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