Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 517 · 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: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
2. 2.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a breath before a shout (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a thrown ball curves
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
4. 4.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
6. 6.True or false: “crouch before a jump” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is about timing? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a breath before a shout (c) a leaping fish curves (d) cheeks squash in a grin
8. 8.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a thrown ball curves (d) cheeks squash in a grin
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a breath before a shout (c) crouch before a jump (d) cat stretches mid-leap
11. 11.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
12. 12.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) change colour (c) stay about the same (d) shrink to nothing
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a leaping fish curves (d) arm swings in a curve
14. 14.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) heavy things move slowly
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a breath before a shout (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a jelly squishes flat
18. 18.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a thrown ball curves (d) crouch before a jump
19. 19.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a breath before a shout
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) timing
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
23. 23.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
25. 25.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a lift starts gently (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) cat stretches mid-leap
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a leaping fish curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves
29. 29.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a thrown ball curves (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) cheeks squash in a grin
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) crouch before a jump (d) wind-up before a kick
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) hair swings after a stop
33. 33.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
35. 35.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
36. 36.Which of these is about timing? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) heavy things move slowly
37. 37.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a lift starts gently
38. 38.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) arcs
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs

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