Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 519 · 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) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
2. 2.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cheeks squash in a grin
5. 5.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) slow move, more frames (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) hair swings after a stop
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) arcs
8. 8.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) more frames near stops (b) heavy things move slowly (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a thrown ball curves
9. 9.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
10. 10.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) follow-through
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) tail wags after a halt (c) ears flop after landing (d) hair swings after a stop
13. 13.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) wind-up before a kick (c) cape keeps moving on (d) ball squashes on landing
15. 15.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a lift starts gently (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a jelly squishes flat
16. 16.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
18. 18.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) shrink to nothing (c) double each time (d) stay about the same
19. 19.Which of these is about timing? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a head turns in a curve (d) cheeks squash in a grin
20. 20.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) cape keeps moving on (c) slow move, more frames (d) heavy things move slowly
23. 23.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a lift starts gently (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) crouch before a jump
25. 25.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) wind-up before a kick (c) crouch before a jump (d) heavy things move slowly
27. 27.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) more frames near stops (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a leaping fish curves
28. 28.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) slow move, more frames (c) more frames near stops (d) a car eases to a stop
30. 30.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a breath before a shout (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) crouch before a jump
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
33. 33.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) heavy things move slowly (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) slow move, more frames
35. 35.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
37. 37.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) ears flop after landing (c) a lift starts gently (d) wind-up before a kick
38. 38.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “a lift starts gently” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False

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