Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 539 · 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: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
2. 2.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a leaping fish curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves
4. 4.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a breath before a shout (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a head turns in a curve (d) cheeks squash in a grin
5. 5.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
6. 6.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
7. 7.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
9. 9.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ears flop after landing (b) ball squashes on landing (c) crouch before a jump (d) tail wags after a halt
10. 10.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) double each time (c) shrink to nothing (d) stay about the same
11. 11.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) timing
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) slow move, more frames (c) more frames near stops (d) a lift starts gently
17. 17.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
19. 19.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) wind-up before a kick (c) crouch before a jump (d) a jelly squishes flat
20. 20.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a lift starts gently (d) fast move, fewer frames
21. 21.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) wind-up before a kick (c) hair swings after a stop (d) arm pulls back to throw
22. 22.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
23. 23.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) hair swings after a stop (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) arm swings in a curve
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
25. 25.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) tail wags after a halt
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a thrown ball curves
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) hair swings after a stop
30. 30.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
31. 31.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
37. 37.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
39. 39.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a car eases to a stop (d) slow move, more frames

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