Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 495 · 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 animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
2. 2.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a car eases to a stop
4. 4.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
6. 6.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a breath before a shout
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a car eases to a stop (d) ears flop after landing
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) crouch before a jump (c) a lift starts gently (d) a car eases to a stop
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) tail wags after a halt (d) ears flop after landing
12. 12.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a breath before a shout (c) arm swings in a curve (d) cat stretches mid-leap
13. 13.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) crouch before a jump (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cape keeps moving on
18. 18.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
20. 20.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) stay about the same (c) double each time (d) shrink to nothing
21. 21.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a thrown ball curves (c) slow move, more frames (d) cape keeps moving on
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
24. 24.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
26. 26.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a leaping fish curves (c) heavy things move slowly (d) more frames near stops
27. 27.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) follow-through
29. 29.Which of these is about timing? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a breath before a shout (c) more frames near stops (d) a lift starts gently
30. 30.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a jelly squishes flat
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
34. 34.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
36. 36.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) heavy things move slowly (c) crouch before a jump (d) a breath before a shout
38. 38.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch

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