Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 465 · 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: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
3. 3.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a breath before a shout
4. 4.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) crouch before a jump (c) a car eases to a stop (d) heavy things move slowly
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
6. 6.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) follow-through
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
8. 8.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a lift starts gently (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a head turns in a curve
10. 10.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a thrown ball curves
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a leaping fish curves
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
13. 13.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
15. 15.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) ball squashes on landing (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cat stretches mid-leap
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) follow-through
18. 18.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a head turns in a curve
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) heavy things move slowly (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) slow move, more frames
22. 22.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
23. 23.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) shrink to nothing (c) stay about the same (d) change colour
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) wind-up before a kick (c) crouch before a jump (d) fast move, fewer frames
25. 25.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) timing
26. 26.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) ears flop after landing (d) cape keeps moving on
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) arm swings in a curve (d) crouch before a jump
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) more frames near stops
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
31. 31.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is about timing? (a) more frames near stops (b) arm swings in a curve (c) heavy things move slowly (d) cat stretches mid-leap
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
36. 36.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
37. 37.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) cape keeps moving on (d) cheeks squash in a grin
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) more frames near stops (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a car eases to a stop
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a thrown ball curves (c) crouch before a jump (d) wind-up before a kick

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