Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 469 · 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: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 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
3. 3.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
5. 5.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) more frames near stops (b) wind-up before a kick (c) ears flop after landing (d) cheeks squash in a grin
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) tail wags after a halt (c) cape keeps moving on (d) hair swings after a stop
7. 7.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a car eases to a stop (c) heavy things move slowly (d) cape keeps moving on
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) slow move, more frames (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) heavy things move slowly
9. 9.Which of these is about timing? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) slow move, more frames (c) arm swings in a curve (d) cat stretches mid-leap
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) crouch before a jump
11. 11.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) more frames near stops (d) ball squashes on landing
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
15. 15.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) timing
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
17. 17.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
18. 18.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a lift starts gently (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a head turns in a curve (d) more frames near stops
19. 19.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) crouch before a jump (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a car eases to a stop (d) tail wags after a halt
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) cat stretches mid-leap
21. 21.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a thrown ball curves (c) hair swings after a stop (d) wind-up before a kick
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) wind-up before a kick (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a breath before a shout
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) heavy things move slowly (d) fast move, fewer frames
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) timing
26. 26.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
29. 29.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
30. 30.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a head turns in a curve
32. 32.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) more frames near stops (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a leaping fish curves
33. 33.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎬 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
35. 35.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a breath before a shout (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a jelly squishes flat
36. 36.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a leaping fish curves (c) heavy things move slowly (d) tail wags after a halt
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
38. 38.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) crouch before a jump (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) hair swings after a stop
40. 40.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a thrown ball curves (c) slow move, more frames (d) a lift starts gently

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