Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 426 · 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 of these shows anticipation? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a head turns in a curve (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) more frames near stops
2. 2.🎬 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
3. 3.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
4. 4.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) hair swings after a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) a thrown ball curves
5. 5.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
7. 7.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) crouch before a jump (c) ears flop after landing (d) hair swings after a stop
10. 10.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) more frames near stops (d) ears flop after landing
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a car eases to a stop
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
13. 13.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a breath before a shout (b) more frames near stops (c) arm swings in a curve (d) cat stretches mid-leap
14. 14.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
15. 15.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
17. 17.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) more frames near stops (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) ears flop after landing
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) arcs (d) follow-through
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
20. 20.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a breath before a shout (c) heavy things move slowly (d) wind-up before a kick
22. 22.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
23. 23.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
25. 25.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a breath before a shout (b) arm swings in a curve (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) ball squashes on landing
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
28. 28.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) cape keeps moving on (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a breath before a shout
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) ball squashes on landing (d) heavy things move slowly
30. 30.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) slow move, more frames (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a jelly squishes flat
31. 31.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) tail wags after a halt
32. 32.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a breath before a shout (d) cat stretches mid-leap
36. 36.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a breath before a shout (d) wind-up before a kick
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
40. 40.Which of these is about timing? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) ball squashes on landing (c) ears flop after landing (d) a head turns in a curve

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