Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 520 · 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.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) timing
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) wind-up before a kick (d) cat stretches mid-leap
5. 5.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a car eases to a stop
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) slow move, more frames (d) hair swings after a stop
8. 8.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
11. 11.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a breath before a shout (c) ears flop after landing (d) crouch before a jump
12. 12.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) more frames near stops (b) slow move, more frames (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) arm pulls back to throw
13. 13.Which of these is about timing? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) hair swings after a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) a leaping fish curves
14. 14.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is about timing? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a jelly squishes flat
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
17. 17.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) heavy things move slowly (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) crouch before a jump
19. 19.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a breath before a shout (d) a thrown ball curves
20. 20.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
21. 21.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) wind-up before a kick (c) ball squashes on landing (d) crouch before a jump
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) follow-through
24. 24.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) cape keeps moving on (d) slow move, more frames
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a head turns in a curve (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves
27. 27.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a jelly squishes flat
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
30. 30.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a car eases to a stop
31. 31.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
34. 34.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
38. 38.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a car eases to a stop (d) cape keeps moving on
40. 40.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a thrown ball curves (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) slow move, more frames

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