Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 405 · 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.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
2. 2.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a thrown ball curves (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) heavy things move slowly
3. 3.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a breath before a shout (d) a car eases to a stop
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
5. 5.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
6. 6.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) timing
8. 8.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) slow move, more frames (c) ball squashes on landing (d) ears flop after landing
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) slow move, more frames (d) tail wags after a halt
10. 10.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) more frames near stops (b) hair swings after a stop (c) wind-up before a kick (d) cheeks squash in a grin
11. 11.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a lift starts gently (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) wind-up before a kick
12. 12.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) more frames near stops
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cat stretches mid-leap
15. 15.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) more frames near stops (c) a leaping fish curves (d) hair swings after a stop
16. 16.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) timing
22. 22.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) change colour (c) shrink to nothing (d) double each time
25. 25.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) slow move, more frames (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a head turns in a curve
26. 26.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) arcs
28. 28.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) more frames near stops (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a lift starts gently
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
33. 33.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a leaping fish curves (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a breath before a shout
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) arcs
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
37. 37.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cape keeps moving on (c) wind-up before a kick (d) slow move, more frames
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a breath before a shout (d) more frames near stops
39. 39.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True

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