Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 529 · 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.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) crouch before a jump (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) wind-up before a kick
3. 3.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) slow move, more frames (c) a head turns in a curve (d) fast move, fewer frames
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
6. 6.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ears flop after landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) crouch before a jump (d) a car eases to a stop
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a lift starts gently (d) a breath before a shout
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
10. 10.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) cheeks squash in a grin
12. 12.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a head turns in a curve (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) hair swings after a stop
13. 13.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is about timing? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a leaping fish curves (d) fast move, fewer frames
16. 16.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) ball squashes on landing (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) ears flop after landing
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) crouch before a jump (c) wind-up before a kick (d) fast move, fewer frames
18. 18.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
20. 20.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
21. 21.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
22. 22.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) ears flop after landing (d) wind-up before a kick
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) slow move, more frames (d) arm swings in a curve
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
26. 26.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) crouch before a jump (c) ears flop after landing (d) cape keeps moving on
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) hair swings after a stop (d) fast move, fewer frames
30. 30.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) heavy things move slowly (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a lift starts gently
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
33. 33.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) double each time (c) change colour (d) stay about the same
34. 34.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is about timing? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a leaping fish curves
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
39. 39.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation

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