Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 447 · 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 animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
2. 2.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
4. 4.Which of these is about timing? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a head turns in a curve (d) cheeks squash in a grin
5. 5.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
6. 6.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
8. 8.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) shrink to nothing (c) change colour (d) stay about the same
9. 9.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
10. 10.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
12. 12.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a lift starts gently (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a breath before a shout (c) more frames near stops (d) a car eases to a stop
14. 14.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) more frames near stops (c) a lift starts gently (d) cat stretches mid-leap
15. 15.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
17. 17.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a lift starts gently (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a head turns in a curve (d) hair swings after a stop
19. 19.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is about timing? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) slow move, more frames (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a leaping fish curves
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
24. 24.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ears flop after landing (b) slow move, more frames (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a breath before a shout
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) hair swings after a stop (d) more frames near stops
27. 27.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
31. 31.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is about timing? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a breath before a shout (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) heavy things move slowly
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) tail wags after a halt
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a leaping fish curves (d) heavy things move slowly
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
38. 38.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch

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