Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 483 · 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) cat stretches mid-leap (d) heavy things move slowly
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
3. 3.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) slow move, more frames (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) crouch before a jump
4. 4.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
5. 5.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a head turns in a curve (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) slow move, more frames
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a leaping fish curves (d) arm swings in a curve
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
9. 9.Which of these shows arcs? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) slow move, more frames (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a jelly squishes flat
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a lift starts gently
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
14. 14.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) follow-through
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
16. 16.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a car eases to a stop (c) ears flop after landing (d) ball squashes on landing
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) more frames near stops (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a lift starts gently
18. 18.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a breath before a shout (c) a thrown ball curves (d) hair swings after a stop
19. 19.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) double each time (c) stay about the same (d) change colour
20. 20.Which of these is about timing? (a) ears flop after landing (b) more frames near stops (c) wind-up before a kick (d) heavy things move slowly
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) heavy things move slowly (d) slow move, more frames
22. 22.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
23. 23.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
25. 25.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
26. 26.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) fast move, fewer frames
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) a head turns in a curve
30. 30.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cape keeps moving on (d) tail wags after a halt
33. 33.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a breath before a shout (b) crouch before a jump (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a thrown ball curves
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
35. 35.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) crouch before a jump (d) more frames near stops
38. 38.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True

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