Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 553 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a lift starts gently (c) more frames near stops (d) a car eases to a stop
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) crouch before a jump (d) arm pulls back to throw
3. 3.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a car eases to a stop
5. 5.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a breath before a shout (c) slow move, more frames (d) arm pulls back to throw
8. 8.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
9. 9.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) shrink to nothing (c) change colour (d) stay about the same
10. 10.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
11. 11.Which of these shows arcs? (a) more frames near stops (b) a leaping fish curves (c) slow move, more frames (d) heavy things move slowly
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) timing
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) tail wags after a halt (c) ears flop after landing (d) hair swings after a stop
14. 14.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) more frames near stops (b) tail wags after a halt (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
15. 15.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) crouch before a jump (b) heavy things move slowly (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a lift starts gently
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a head turns in a curve (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a thrown ball curves
18. 18.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) arcs
21. 21.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
23. 23.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
24. 24.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a car eases to a stop (d) ears flop after landing
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a thrown ball curves (c) crouch before a jump (d) a leaping fish curves
26. 26.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
28. 28.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
30. 30.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) heavy things move slowly (c) wind-up before a kick (d) hair swings after a stop
31. 31.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a lift starts gently (d) heavy things move slowly
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
33. 33.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) crouch before a jump (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a thrown ball curves
36. 36.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) ears flop after landing (c) tail wags after a halt (d) arm pulls back to throw
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) tail wags after a halt (d) heavy things move slowly
39. 39.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) ball squashes on landing (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) slow move, more frames
40. 40.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a car eases to a stop (d) hair swings after a stop

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