Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 419 · 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) crouch before a jump (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a breath before a shout (d) wind-up before a kick
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) follow-through
3. 3.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
4. 4.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
6. 6.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a breath before a shout (d) arm pulls back to throw
9. 9.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
10. 10.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) arm swings in a curve
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) more frames near stops
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) slow move, more frames
15. 15.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
17. 17.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is about timing? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) ball squashes on landing (c) ears flop after landing (d) cape keeps moving on
20. 20.🎬 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
21. 21.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) stay about the same (c) change colour (d) double each time
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
24. 24.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) cheeks squash in a grin
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a head turns in a curve
26. 26.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a car eases to a stop
27. 27.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a car eases to a stop (c) crouch before a jump (d) cat stretches mid-leap
28. 28.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a lift starts gently (d) wind-up before a kick
29. 29.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a head turns in a curve (d) ball squashes on landing
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
32. 32.🔍 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
33. 33.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a breath before a shout (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a thrown ball curves (d) ears flop after landing
34. 34.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a leaping fish curves (c) ears flop after landing (d) arm swings in a curve
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a leaping fish curves (c) cape keeps moving on (d) ears flop after landing
37. 37.True or false: “a lift starts gently” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) more frames near stops (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) ball squashes on landing
39. 39.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a leaping fish curves (c) wind-up before a kick (d) hair swings after a stop
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) follow-through

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