Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 421 · 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) a jelly squishes flat (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) arm pulls back to throw
2. 2.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a thrown ball curves (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) hair swings after a stop
3. 3.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) arm swings in a curve (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a jelly squishes flat
4. 4.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
6. 6.Which of these is about timing? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) crouch before a jump (c) wind-up before a kick (d) fast move, fewer frames
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) crouch before a jump (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) wind-up before a kick
9. 9.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) crouch before a jump (b) ball squashes on landing (c) ears flop after landing (d) a car eases to a stop
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) wind-up before a kick
11. 11.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
13. 13.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a lift starts gently (c) cape keeps moving on (d) ball squashes on landing
14. 14.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
16. 16.Which of these shows arcs? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) slow move, more frames (c) a leaping fish curves (d) ball squashes on landing
17. 17.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) ears flop after landing (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a breath before a shout
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) more frames near stops (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a lift starts gently
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
21. 21.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a lift starts gently (d) cape keeps moving on
22. 22.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these shows arcs? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a head turns in a curve (d) more frames near stops
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
27. 27.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cape keeps moving on (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a lift starts gently
28. 28.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a car eases to a stop (c) tail wags after a halt (d) slow move, more frames
29. 29.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) crouch before a jump (d) arm pulls back to throw
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
33. 33.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) crouch before a jump (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a car eases to a stop
36. 36.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) cape keeps moving on (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) fast move, fewer frames
37. 37.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False

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