Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 423 · 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) tail wags after a halt (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) ears flop after landing
2. 2.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) change colour (c) double each time (d) stay about the same
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) arcs (d) follow-through
4. 4.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) more frames near stops (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a thrown ball curves
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
6. 6.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) more frames near stops (d) a lift starts gently
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a head turns in a curve (c) heavy things move slowly (d) fast move, fewer frames
9. 9.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a lift starts gently (c) crouch before a jump (d) hair swings after a stop
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) arcs
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a lift starts gently (c) a car eases to a stop (d) more frames near stops
13. 13.Which of these shows arcs? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a thrown ball curves
14. 14.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
15. 15.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) ears flop after landing (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) fast move, fewer frames
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) ears flop after landing (c) slow move, more frames (d) cape keeps moving on
17. 17.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
18. 18.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) tail wags after a halt (c) heavy things move slowly (d) cape keeps moving on
20. 20.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a breath before a shout (c) ears flop after landing (d) cape keeps moving on
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) slow move, more frames (d) a thrown ball curves
24. 24.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
27. 27.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these shows arcs? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm swings in a curve (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) ears flop after landing
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) heavy things move slowly (c) slow move, more frames (d) fast move, fewer frames
30. 30.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) arm pulls back to throw
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
33. 33.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
36. 36.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a leaping fish curves (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
38. 38.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
40. 40.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a breath before a shout (c) a leaping fish curves (d) fast move, fewer frames

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