Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 480 · 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 arcs? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) crouch before a jump (d) cat stretches mid-leap
2. 2.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
3. 3.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
4. 4.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a head turns in a curve (c) wind-up before a kick (d) heavy things move slowly
5. 5.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) slow move, more frames (c) crouch before a jump (d) cat stretches mid-leap
6. 6.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
8. 8.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
9. 9.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is about timing? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a car eases to a stop
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) ears flop after landing (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cape keeps moving on
13. 13.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) more frames near stops (c) a lift starts gently (d) fast move, fewer frames
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a breath before a shout (d) a head turns in a curve
18. 18.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) crouch before a jump (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a lift starts gently
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) arm swings in a curve (d) wind-up before a kick
20. 20.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) change colour (c) stay about the same (d) double each time
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) ball squashes on landing (d) ears flop after landing
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) crouch before a jump (d) ball squashes on landing
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
24. 24.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) arcs
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a breath before a shout
27. 27.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
29. 29.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is about timing? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a car eases to a stop (c) tail wags after a halt (d) fast move, fewer frames
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) follow-through
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) tail wags after a halt
33. 33.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ears flop after landing (b) arm swings in a curve (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a lift starts gently
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) cape keeps moving on (d) fast move, fewer frames
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a car eases to a stop (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) cheeks squash in a grin
36. 36.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) crouch before a jump (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) wind-up before a kick (d) more frames near stops
37. 37.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) more frames near stops (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cat stretches mid-leap
38. 38.Which of these is about timing? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) slow move, more frames (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a car eases to a stop
39. 39.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) heavy things move slowly (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a lift starts gently
40. 40.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a car eases to a stop (d) wind-up before a kick

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