Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 581 · 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 of these is about timing? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) ears flop after landing (c) wind-up before a kick (d) tail wags after a halt
2. 2.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) crouch before a jump
3. 3.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
4. 4.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
5. 5.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cape keeps moving on (c) heavy things move slowly (d) hair swings after a stop
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a thrown ball curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) wind-up before a kick
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a head turns in a curve (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) crouch before a jump
9. 9.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a lift starts gently (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a head turns in a curve
11. 11.Which of these is about timing? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a breath before a shout (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) fast move, fewer frames
12. 12.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) change colour (c) stay about the same (d) double each time
13. 13.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) heavy things move slowly (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) crouch before a jump
14. 14.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a jelly squishes flat
16. 16.Which of these shows arcs? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) ears flop after landing (c) ball squashes on landing (d) tail wags after a halt
17. 17.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) tail wags after a halt
18. 18.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
19. 19.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) ball squashes on landing (c) ears flop after landing (d) cape keeps moving on
24. 24.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a head turns in a curve (d) hair swings after a stop
25. 25.Which of these shows arcs? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a breath before a shout (c) a thrown ball curves (d) fast move, fewer frames
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) a jelly squishes flat
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a car eases to a stop (d) fast move, fewer frames
28. 28.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a thrown ball curves (d) slow move, more frames
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
33. 33.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) slow move, more frames (c) cape keeps moving on (d) tail wags after a halt
37. 37.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) crouch before a jump (c) a lift starts gently (d) wind-up before a kick

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