Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 482 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) heavy things move slowly
2. 2.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) change colour (c) shrink to nothing (d) stay about the same
3. 3.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
5. 5.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a breath before a shout (c) wind-up before a kick (d) ears flop after landing
7. 7.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cheeks squash in a grin
10. 10.Which of these shows arcs? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a head turns in a curve (c) cape keeps moving on (d) ears flop after landing
11. 11.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a breath before a shout (c) a leaping fish curves (d) arm pulls back to throw
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) wind-up before a kick (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) arm swings in a curve
15. 15.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a breath before a shout (d) a leaping fish curves
16. 16.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
17. 17.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) ears flop after landing (d) slow move, more frames
18. 18.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a lift starts gently (d) a breath before a shout
20. 20.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
21. 21.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a car eases to a stop (d) crouch before a jump
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
24. 24.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a thrown ball curves (d) heavy things move slowly
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
28. 28.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) hair swings after a stop (c) ears flop after landing (d) a breath before a shout
31. 31.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a breath before a shout
32. 32.Which of these is about timing? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) crouch before a jump (c) heavy things move slowly (d) arm pulls back to throw
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) crouch before a jump (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a head turns in a curve
36. 36.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) wind-up before a kick (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) cheeks squash in a grin
37. 37.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a breath before a shout (c) crouch before a jump (d) more frames near stops

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