Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 470 · 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: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) ears flop after landing (d) more frames near stops
3. 3.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) change colour (c) double each time (d) stay about the same
4. 4.Which of these is about timing? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) ball squashes on landing
5. 5.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
8. 8.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) more frames near stops (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a head turns in a curve (d) cape keeps moving on
9. 9.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
10. 10.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a leaping fish curves (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) cheeks squash in a grin
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a breath before a shout (c) hair swings after a stop (d) crouch before a jump
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) cat stretches mid-leap
14. 14.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a head turns in a curve (d) cheeks squash in a grin
15. 15.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
16. 16.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a lift starts gently (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a car eases to a stop
17. 17.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
19. 19.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
20. 20.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a lift starts gently (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) cape keeps moving on
21. 21.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) arcs
23. 23.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
25. 25.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) hair swings after a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) a jelly squishes flat
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a head turns in a curve (d) ears flop after landing
29. 29.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a lift starts gently (d) tail wags after a halt
30. 30.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a head turns in a curve (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) ball squashes on landing
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) crouch before a jump (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) slow move, more frames (d) ball squashes on landing
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
36. 36.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) crouch before a jump (d) a car eases to a stop
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) timing
38. 38.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ears flop after landing (b) ball squashes on landing (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
39. 39.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) heavy things move slowly (d) more frames near stops

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