Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 477 · 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 of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a lift starts gently (c) wind-up before a kick (d) ears flop after landing
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a thrown ball curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) arm pulls back to throw
3. 3.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) cape keeps moving on (c) more frames near stops (d) arm pulls back to throw
5. 5.True or false: “a breath before a shout” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) arcs
8. 8.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) slow move, more frames (b) cape keeps moving on (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a head turns in a curve
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a thrown ball curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) cat stretches mid-leap
10. 10.Which of these shows arcs? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a car eases to a stop
11. 11.Which of these is about timing? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a lift starts gently (c) slow move, more frames (d) arm pulls back to throw
12. 12.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a head turns in a curve
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a lift starts gently
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a breath before a shout (c) a leaping fish curves (d) arm swings in a curve
16. 16.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
17. 17.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
18. 18.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) tail wags after a halt (c) cape keeps moving on (d) hair swings after a stop
20. 20.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
22. 22.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
24. 24.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a breath before a shout (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a car eases to a stop
25. 25.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) tail wags after a halt (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
27. 27.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
29. 29.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) heavy things move slowly (c) ball squashes on landing (d) arm swings in a curve
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
31. 31.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a breath before a shout (d) hair swings after a stop
34. 34.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ears flop after landing (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) more frames near stops
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
36. 36.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
37. 37.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
39. 39.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) crouch before a jump (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a breath before a shout

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