Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 496 · 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.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
3. 3.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
5. 5.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
7. 7.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) heavy things move slowly
8. 8.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
9. 9.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) more frames near stops (c) ears flop after landing (d) cheeks squash in a grin
10. 10.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) slow move, more frames (d) fast move, fewer frames
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a thrown ball curves
14. 14.True or false: “a breath before a shout” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
16. 16.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a lift starts gently (c) a leaping fish curves (d) hair swings after a stop
17. 17.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) heavy things move slowly (c) ears flop after landing (d) cheeks squash in a grin
18. 18.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) stay about the same (c) change colour (d) shrink to nothing
19. 19.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) tail wags after a halt (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a car eases to a stop
20. 20.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a breath before a shout
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
24. 24.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a lift starts gently (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a jelly squishes flat
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) crouch before a jump (c) wind-up before a kick (d) hair swings after a stop
27. 27.🔍 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 car eases to a stop
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
30. 30.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) fast move, fewer frames
32. 32.Which of these shows arcs? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) crouch before a jump (c) arm swings in a curve (d) hair swings after a stop
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) more frames near stops (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cheeks squash in a grin
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
37. 37.Which of these is about timing? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) heavy things move slowly
38. 38.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a car eases to a stop (d) ball squashes on landing
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a breath before a shout (d) cape keeps moving on
40. 40.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True

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