Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 441 · 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.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) slow move, more frames (c) a lift starts gently (d) more frames near stops
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) timing
9. 9.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
12. 12.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) wind-up before a kick (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) crouch before a jump
14. 14.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a breath before a shout (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a car eases to a stop
15. 15.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a head turns in a curve (d) hair swings after a stop
16. 16.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) shrink to nothing (c) stay about the same (d) double each time
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a head turns in a curve (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) cat stretches mid-leap
18. 18.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is about timing? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) wind-up before a kick (d) heavy things move slowly
20. 20.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
22. 22.Which of these is about timing? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a thrown ball curves (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cheeks squash in a grin
23. 23.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) tail wags after a halt (d) more frames near stops
26. 26.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
27. 27.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) arm pulls back to throw
29. 29.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) hair swings after a stop (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a leaping fish curves
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a head turns in a curve
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) ball squashes on landing
32. 32.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) arcs (d) follow-through
34. 34.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) ball squashes on landing (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a breath before a shout
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) crouch before a jump (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a jelly squishes flat
36. 36.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) crouch before a jump (c) heavy things move slowly (d) slow move, more frames
39. 39.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch

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