Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 428 · 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.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) stay about the same (c) change colour (d) shrink to nothing
2. 2.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a lift starts gently (b) arm swings in a curve (c) ears flop after landing (d) fast move, fewer frames
3. 3.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) follow-through
5. 5.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) hair swings after a stop (c) ears flop after landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) timing
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) fast move, fewer frames
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) crouch before a jump
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
11. 11.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) slow move, more frames (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) heavy things move slowly
13. 13.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) a car eases to a stop (d) more frames near stops
15. 15.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a car eases to a stop
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) ears flop after landing (d) a breath before a shout
17. 17.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a thrown ball curves
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
19. 19.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) slow move, more frames (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a breath before a shout (d) a jelly squishes flat
20. 20.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a leaping fish curves (d) tail wags after a halt
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a breath before a shout (d) wind-up before a kick
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) timing
23. 23.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
26. 26.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
28. 28.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) heavy things move slowly (c) slow move, more frames (d) fast move, fewer frames
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
32. 32.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
33. 33.Which of these is about timing? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a breath before a shout (c) slow move, more frames (d) cheeks squash in a grin
34. 34.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) wind-up before a kick (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) cat stretches mid-leap
35. 35.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
36. 36.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is about timing? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) heavy things move slowly
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
40. 40.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) arcs

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